Joseph
GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
28 August 1781
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
6 August 1843
,
L'Acadie, Canada East
)
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Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 August 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph GUERIN and Marie-Anne TRUDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN (maternal) Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Apolline-Pauline DUMAS 26 October 1801 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Apolline-Pauline DUMAS was born 27 November 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Apolline-Pauline was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUMAS and Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE.
Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 6 August 1843 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
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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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