Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN

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abt. 1721 , France

Died

6 May 1771 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1721 in France

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Jean married Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE 30 January 1758 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE was born 20 June 1733 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marguerite died 27 November 1808 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT.

Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN died 6 May 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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)

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

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Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE
Marriage date: 30 January 1758
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT

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Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN and Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE 30 January 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)