Eudocci TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

(b. July 1853 , Saint-Jacques, Canada East d. 11 October 1920 , Upton, Québec, Canada )

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Eudocci TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born July 1853 in Saint-Jacques, Canada East

Eudocci TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Joseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Rose-Celima BLEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Claire RACETTE (maternal) Joseph BLEAU and Therese MAGEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Eudocci married Hector BOUCHER 1 October 1870 in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Hector BOUCHER was born 28 October 1847 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Hector died April 30, 1884 in Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton). Hector was the child of Gilbert BOUCHER and Olive PAGÉ.

Eudocci TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE died 11 October 1920 in Upton, Québec, Canada .

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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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