Guillaume
PONTUS dit CLERMONT
(b.
10 October 1701
,
St-Eloy-la-Glacière, Puy-de-Dôme, France
d.
6 October 1783
,
Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Guillaume PONTUS dit CLERMONT was born 10 October 1701 in St-Eloy-la-Glacière, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Guillaume PONTUS dit CLERMONT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Marie-Charlotte CHAYER (CHAILLE) 24 November 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte CHAYER (CHAILLE) was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte was the child of François CHAILLE (CHAYER) and Françoise CASSAN.
Guillaume married (2) Marie-Anne BOUCHER 24 November 1738 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BOUCHER was born 1 May 1722 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 2 March 1802 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Charles BOUCHER and Marie HENAULT.
Guillaume PONTUS dit CLERMONT died 6 October 1783 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
son of Pierre Pontus and Catherine Rodon
Details of the family tree of Guillaume 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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