Louis
CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE
(b.
21 November 1705
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
18 May 1784
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was born 21 November 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France
Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was the child of Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Catherine DUMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) René CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAVERDIÈRE and Anne LANGLOIS (maternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite FOYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Catherine MARCHAND 15 July 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Catherine MARCHAND was born 3 April 1711 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 26 December 1760 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Catherine was the child of Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER).
Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE died 18 May 1784 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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