Agathe
LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
21 June 1754
,
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
d.
23 February 1776
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 June 1754 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON (maternal) Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Agathe married Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 19 February 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 21 September 1747 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste died 21 May 1780 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE.
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE died 23 February 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
m. Jean Baptiste Pelletier
19 February 1770
St-Sulpice de l'Assomption, Québec
Details of the family tree of Agathe 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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