Joseph
RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN
(b.
27 May 1739
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
d.
1 October 1788
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN was born 27 May 1739 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN was the child of François RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GUILBAULT-GRANDBOIS and Marie-Louise DASSYLVA (DASYLVA)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND 20 September 1762 in La-Pérade, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND was born 28 May 1745 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephe died 29 May 1826 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Louise RICARD.
Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN died 1 October 1788 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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