Michel
DARAGON dit LAFRANCE
(b.
8 March 1726
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
21 April 1812
,
Boucherville, Lower Canada
)
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Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 8 March 1726 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was the child of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET (maternal) Jacques BOURDON and Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 5 May 1749 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite-Francoise died 9 January 1790 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marguerite-Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) and Marie PRIMEAU.
Michel married (2) Josephte DURETTE 20 September 1791 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Josephte DURETTE was born 8 May 1740 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Josephte died 9 October 1813 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josephte was the child of Charles DURETTE and Marie-Françoise GIRARD.
Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 21 April 1812 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Michel 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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