flag male ancestor  François  PAQUET dit RANGER

  (b. 3 February 1732 Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France   d. )  

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François PAQUET dit RANGER was born 3 February 1732 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

François PAQUET dit RANGER was the child of Francois RANGER dit PAQUET   and   Marguerite-Isabelle LAUZON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre RANGER and Marguerite FORTIN (maternal)  Gilles LAUZON and Marie-Anne GROULX

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

François  married  Therese LAMOUREUX 18 January 1751 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .  Therese LAMOUREUX  was born 16 April 1727 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus).  Therese died 11 May 1783 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus).  Therese was the child of François LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN.
Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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