Catherine
POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE
(b.
26 August 1739
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
12 March 1815
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was born 26 August 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Charlotte LAGUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER (maternal) Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER and Catherine LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON 6 February 1769 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON was born 22 April 1729 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jacques died 6 October 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jacques was the child of Thomas SIMON and Charlotte LAMARRE.
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE died 12 March 1815 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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