Jean-Baptiste
TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE
Born
11 May 1788
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
25 September 1827
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
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Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married 
Claire RACETTE
Marriage date: 22 October 1822
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Claire RACETTE was the child of Augustin RACETTE and Marie-Louise RIVET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Claire RACETTEMarriage date: 22 October 1822
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Claire RACETTE was the child of Augustin RACETTE and Marie-Louise RIVET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 178811 May 1788
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1822 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Claire RACETTE 22 October 1822, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 34 years old.
1824 Birth of ChildJoseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 7 April 1824, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.
Death — 182725 September 1827
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 39.
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