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Antoine LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 11 June 1753 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Antoine LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Charlotte GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT) (maternal) Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND 19 April 1773 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 26 July 1753 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE.
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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