Marin-Charles FORTIN dit LAFORTUNE

(b. abt. 1679 , France d. , )

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Marin-Charles FORTIN dit LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1679 in France

Marin-Charles FORTIN dit LAFORTUNE was the child of ? and ?

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

Marin-Charles married Anne MARTIN abt. 1715 in Port Toulouse, Acadia . Anne MARTIN was born abt. 1695 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Anne GODIN.

Marin-Charles married (2) Catherine BARBEAU 22 May 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine BARBEAU was born abt. 1691 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 1 August 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine was the child of François BARBEAU and Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN.

son of Leonard Fortin and Anne Herbenière

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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