Marie-Madeleine
BLANCHET dite LAFOREST
(b.
21 May 1729
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
2 February 1771
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST was born 21 May 1729 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Françoise HAREL (maternal) Clément DUBOIS and Catherine LABRECQUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Madeleine married Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE 25 January 1745 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 17 April 1807 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Joseph was the child of Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marguerite DUBOIS.
Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST died 2 February 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Madeleine 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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