Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET

(b. abt. 1739 , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 June 1813 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada

Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET was the child of Antoine LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Marie-Louise PLOUFFE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Louis PLOUFFE and Marie TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ

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

Antoine married Elisabeth-Isabelle COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE 30 August 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth-Isabelle COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 20 July 1733 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 24 October 1807 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON.

Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET died 27 June 1813 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower 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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