Catherine
VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE
(b.
13 October 1707
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
26 February 1766
,
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE was born 13 October 1707 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE was the child of Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE and Catherine MONGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jacques VALLEE 21 February 1729 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques VALLEE was born 25 February 1705 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jacques died 1 March 1781 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jacques was the child of Charles VALLEE and Marie-Ursule GENDRON.
Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE died 26 February 1766 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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