Catherine AURE dite LAFERRIERE

(b. abt. 1813 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 June 1849 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )

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Catherine AURE dite LAFERRIERE was born abt. 1813 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine AURE dite LAFERRIERE was the child of Henry HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Catherine LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Madeleine PAPIN (maternal) François LAVALLEE and Marie-Louise DAUPHIN

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

Catherine married Edouard LAFERRIERE 21 February 1832 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edouard LAFERRIERE was born 29 May 1810 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Edouard was the child of Joseph AURE dit LAFERRIERE and Marie-Anne BRULÉ.

Catherine AURE dite LAFERRIERE died 10 June 1849 in Sainte-Élisabeth, 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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