François-Sylvestre
FRETE dit LAMOTHE
(b.
19 January 1709
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
13 February 1766
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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François-Sylvestre FRETE dit LAMOTHE was born 19 January 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France
François-Sylvestre FRETE dit LAMOTHE was the child of François FRETE dit LAMOTHE and Marguerite POITHIER (POITIERS) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste POITIERS dit BUISSON (POITHIER) and Élisabeth JOSSARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Sylvestre married Catherine TESSIER 16 November 1733 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine TESSIER was born 10 June 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine died 9 February 1772 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jacques TESSIER and Marie ADHEMAR.
François-Sylvestre FRETE dit LAMOTHE died 13 February 1766 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of François-Sylvestre 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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