Jean-François
FORGET dit DESPATIS
(b.
20 March 1706
,
Laval, Canada, New France
d.
28 April 1777
,
)
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Jean-François FORGET dit DESPATIS was born 20 March 1706 in Laval, Canada, New France
Jean-François FORGET dit DESPATIS was the child of Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS and Elisabeth-Isabelle ÉTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN (maternal) Leonard ÉTHIER and Elisabeth GODILLONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-François married Anne FORAND 16 May 1729 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne FORAND was born 26 November 1707 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Anne was the child of André FORAND (FOIRAN) and Marie-Catherine BOYER.
Jean-François married (2) Marguerite-Louise NOËL dite LABONTÉ 3 May 1734 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite-Louise NOËL dite LABONTÉ was born 6 April 1715 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite-Louise died 26 April 1768 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Louise was the child of Maurice NOËL dit LABONTÉ and Catherine GLORY.
Jean-François FORGET dit DESPATIS died 28 April 1777
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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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