Jean
PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
26 August 1668
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
12 October 1736
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
)
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Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 26 August 1668 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PERRAS and Jeanne LANIER (maternal) Denis LAMAITRE and Catherine DISHARMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite TETU (TESTU) 7 June 1698 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marguerite TETU (TESTU) was born 22 October 1679 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 7 June 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) and Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS.
Jean married (2) Marie-Madeleine ROY 25 October 1701 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Madeleine ROY was born 17 August 1684 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Madeleine died 23 February 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre ROY and Catherine DUCHARME.
Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 12 October 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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