Pierre
LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
23 March 1749
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
1 October 1816
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 23 March 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Gabrielle HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOND and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (maternal) Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Josephte RIVARD 26 October 1772 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte RIVARD was born 17 May 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 29 May 1834 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Josephte was the child of Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE.
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX died 1 October 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower 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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