François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

(b. 1 April 1761 , Chambly, Canada d. 1 May 1828 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 1 April 1761 in Chambly, Canada

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Amable CLAVEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite BOURDON (maternal) Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN and Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE

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

François married Elisabeth LAGÜE 5 July 1784 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth LAGÜE was born 22 March 1763 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth died 28 August 1834 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas LAGÜE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Renee MENARD.

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 1 May 1828 in Chambly, 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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