Pierre
DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
13 November 1790
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
8 October 1874
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 13 November 1790 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite DESHAIESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Angélique ROUSSEAU 22 January 1816 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique ROUSSEAU was born 30 March 1792 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 27 April 1822 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Antoinette FAUCHER.
Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE died 8 October 1874 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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