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Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 4 May 1705 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine GUERARD (maternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married François NEVEU dit BACQUEVILLE 22 February 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François NEVEU dit BACQUEVILLE was born 9 August 1692 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). François died 16 March 1733 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). François was the child of Adrien NEVEU DE BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Renee DANDONNEAU.
m. Neveu Francois
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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