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Jean-Baptiste JUTRAS dit LAVALLÉE was born 25 October 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste JUTRAS dit LAVALLÉE was the child of Claude JUTRAS dit LAVALLÉE and Marie-Elisabeth RADISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JUTRAS and Claude BOUCHER (maternal) Pierre-Esprit RADISSON and Madeleine HENAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Josephte GODEFROY dite LINCTOT 24 November 1710 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte GODEFROY dite LINCTOT was born 25 August 1682 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Josephte was the child of Michel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT and Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE.
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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