Louis-Bonaventure
MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE
(b.
18 June 1737
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
12 September 1802
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE was born 18 June 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE was the child of Charles-Marie MAURICE and Catherine CARDINAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL (maternal) Jacques CARDINAL and Claude-Louise ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Bonaventure married Elisabeth LEVESQUE 26 February 1759 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LEVESQUE was born 17 May 1732 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Elisabeth died 26 September 1804 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY and Elisabeth CADIEUX.
Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE died 12 September 1802 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis-Bonaventure 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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