Marie
THEROUX dite LAFERTE
(b.
30 June 1807
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
d.
14 May 1892
,
Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE was born 30 June 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada
Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE was the child of Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie Anne LANDRY (maternal) Gregoire GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Pierre BONENFANT 5 July 1825 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Pierre BONENFANT was born 14 October 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Pierre died abt. 1843 in Van Buren, Maine, USA. Pierre was the child of Michel BONENFANT and Marie Anne PELLETIER.
Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE died 14 May 1892 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Marie 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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