Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born

27 February 1780 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 March 1780 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE

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Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 27 February 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN (maternal) Joseph CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Françoise DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX

Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE died 30 March 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . Francois died as an infant.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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