François
COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE
(b.
21 November 1738
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
21 May 1803
,
Repentigny, Lower Canada
)
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François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 21 November 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Marie ROCH (LAROCQUE) and Marie-Françoise LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne MONINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Claire GARAND 29 September 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire GARAND was born 20 August 1728 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Claire died 15 June 1807 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Claire was the child of François GARAND and Marguerite CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE.
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 21 May 1803 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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