Agathe
RANGER dite PAQUET
(b.
4 August 1737
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
11 March 1786
,
Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET was born 4 August 1737 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET was the child of Francois RANGER dit PAQUET and Josephte PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RANGER and Marguerite FORTIN (maternal) Joseph PROULX and Marie-Josephte DUPONTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Agathe married François GODARD dit LAPOINTE 19 January 1755 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François was the child of Antoine GODARD and Madeleine DUBOIS.
Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET died 11 March 1786 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Agathe 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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