Madeleine
HENRY dite LAFORGE
(b.
2 August 1711
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
18 April 1783
,
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Madeleine HENRY dite LAFORGE was born 2 August 1711 in Québec Province, Canada
Madeleine HENRY dite LAFORGE was the child of Vincent HENRY dit LAFORGE and Suzanne MOUFLET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean MOUFLET dit CHAMPAGNE and Anne DODIN (DAUDIN)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Gabriel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS 31 May 1730 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 30 May 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Gabriel died 4 April 1767 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Gabriel was the child of Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Étiennette PAQUET (PASQUIER).
Madeleine HENRY dite LAFORGE died 18 April 1783 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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