Jeanne
VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE
(b.
6 June 1717
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
25 January 1797
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Jeanne VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE was born 6 June 1717 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Jeanne VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE was the child of Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE and Catherine MONGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne married Joseph-Jean-Baptiste RICHER 5 September 1740 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste RICHER was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE.
Jeanne VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE died 25 January 1797 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jeanne 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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