Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE

(b. 11 July 1761 , Varennes, Canada d. 13 September 1837 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE was born 11 July 1761 in Varennes, Canada

Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE was the child of Jean-Pierre-Baptiste LEVEILLE dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MONGEAU and Marie-Madeleine VERGER

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

Antoine married Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE 16 October 1787 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE was born 24 January 1767 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRAPPIER dit BONNETERRE and Marie-Amable EMERY dite CODERRE.

Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE died 13 September 1837 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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)

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