Michel
COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ
(b.
21 May 1758
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
d.
14 December 1841
,
Yamaska, Canada East
)
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Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ was born 21 May 1758 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ was the child of Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Louise ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS (maternal) François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marguerite CARON 15 January 1781 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CARON was born abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 12 April 1839 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Alexandre CARON and Marguerite GAUDET.
Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ died 14 December 1841 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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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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