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Therese LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was born 14 May 1759 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Therese LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Francois LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Louise PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Jeanne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE (maternal) Noel PROVOST and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Therese married Joseph-Lucien POITRAS 22 June 1778 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS was born 7 December 1750 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Joseph-Lucien died 24 June 1831 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Lucien was the child of François-Lucien POITRAS and Marie-Marguerite GUENETTE.
m. Poitras Joseph-Lucien
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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