Delima BONNIER dite LAPLANTE

(b. abt. 1835 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 April 1865 , Saint-Jude, Canada East )

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Delima BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was born abt. 1835 in Québec Province, Canada

Delima BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was the child of Joseph BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Josephte JACQUES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Genevieve-Rosalie ARPIN (maternal) François JACQUES and Marie-Helene GENDRON

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

Delima married François PHANEUF 18 January 1858 in Saint-Jude, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François PHANEUF was born 14 June 1831 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. François died 16 May 1914 in St-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Canada. François was the child of Antoine PHANEUF and Marie-Charlotte GARNIER (GRENIER).

Delima BONNIER dite LAPLANTE died 29 April 1865 in Saint-Jude, Canada East.
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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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