François
POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE
(b.
14 April 1699
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
3 July 1762
,
Chambly, Canada
)
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François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was born 14 April 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie LANGLOIS (maternal) Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Madeleine DEMERS 18 June 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine DEMERS was born 28 February 1697 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine died 14 May 1743 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Madeleine was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.
François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE died 3 July 1762 in Chambly, Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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