Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE

(b. 16 February 1735 , France d. 19 September 1817 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE was born 16 February 1735 in France

Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marianne LAHAISE 22 June 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marianne LAHAISE was born 4 November 1746 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marianne died 28 January 1825 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marianne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAHAISE and Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT.

Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE died 19 September 1817 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .

son of Vincent Mercier and Catherine Gossard

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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