Mathieu BARTHE dit LAJEUNESSE

(b. abt. 1709 , France d. 29 September 1769 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Mathieu BARTHE dit LAJEUNESSE was born abt. 1709 in France

Mathieu BARTHE dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mathieu married Marie-Josephe RENAUD 13 January 1738 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe RENAUD was born 27 February 1707 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephe died 5 November 1781 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis RENAUD and Marie-Madeleine BEDARD.

Mathieu BARTHE dit LAJEUNESSE died 29 September 1769 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Pierre Barthe (Balte) and Jeanne Marcille

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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)

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