Jacques
FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE
(b.
12 January 1660
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
28 February 1730
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
)
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Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was born 12 January 1660 in Québec, Canada, New France
Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was the child of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Catherine BIVILLE 11 June 1689 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Catherine BIVILLE was born 14 March 1674 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Catherine died 3 October 1746 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Catherine was the child of François BIVILLE dit LE PICARD and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER).
Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE died 28 February 1730 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jacques 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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