Joseph
THEROUX dit LAFERTE
(b.
10 February 1710
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
2 January 1756
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
)
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Joseph THEROUX dit LAFERTE was born 10 February 1710 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph THEROUX dit LAFERTE was the child of Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Louise-Ursule-Lisette DANIS 4 March 1737 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Louise-Ursule-Lisette DANIS was born 7 May 1713 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louise-Ursule-Lisette died 29 November 1737 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise-Ursule-Lisette was the child of René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Marguerite FORCIER.
Joseph married (2) Anne-Elisabeth-Isabelle COTNOIR 22 July 1749 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Anne-Elisabeth-Isabelle COTNOIR was born 22 February 1726 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Anne-Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Louis COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) and Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE.
Joseph THEROUX dit LAFERTE died 2 January 1756 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .
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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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