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Raymond QUESNEL dit FONBLANCHE was born 8 February 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Raymond QUESNEL dit FONBLANCHE was the child of Raymond QUESNEL dit TOURBLANCHE and Marie-Jeanne HAUDECOEUR dite DENIAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier QUESNEL and Catherine PRUD'HOMME (maternal) Jean HAUDECOEUR and Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Raymond married Marie-Anne BOULAY 17 April 1747 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne BOULAY was born 26 July 1725 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 4 August 1754 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas-Louis BOULAY and Marie-Madeleine MARILAC.
Raymond married (2) Angélique MALIDOR dite LASONDE 29 September 1758 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Angélique MALIDOR dite LASONDE was born 1 August 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angélique died 30 November 1786 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angélique was the child of Sébastien-Victor-Louis MALIDOR dit LASONDE and Marie-Louise VACHER dite LACERTE.
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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