Catherine
PERSONNE dite LAFOND
(b.
14 April 1748
,
Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
27 July 1773
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND was born 14 April 1748 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND was the child of Charles PERSONNE and Suzanne RHÉAUME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PERSONNE dit LAFOND and Marie-Madeleine VACHER dite LACERTE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME and Symphorose OUAOUAGOUKOUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean-Baptiste LOYER 18 November 1765 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste LOYER was born 11 November 1739 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste died 22 November 1802 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN.
Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND died 27 July 1773 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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