Joseph-Francois
LAFORGE dit HUS
(b.
15 January 1755
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
23 April 1822
,
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS was born 15 January 1755 in Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS was the child of Joseph HUS LAFORGE and Marie-Anne BRODIERE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph BRODIERE and Angelique DUBREUILSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Francois married Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 4 February 1788 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 30 July 1764 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 1 August 1813 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Marie-Anne was the child of Augustin SIROIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER.
Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS died 23 April 1822 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Francois 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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