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Louis LATOUR dit LAFORGE was born 13 June 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LATOUR dit LAFORGE was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Geneviève HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Louise PROVOST 17 July 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise PROVOST was born 22 April 1765 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Louise died 15 June 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Louise was the child of Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST and Agathe RIEL.
Louis married (2) Josephe HOUDE 26 October 1789 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephe HOUDE was born 31 May 1773 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Josephe died 22 January 1794 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Josephe was the child of Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Marie-Josephe BOUCHER.
Louis married (3) Marie-Jeanne BOTINEAU 13 October 1794 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Jeanne BOTINEAU was born 21 January 1771 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Pierre BOTINEAU and Angelique-Marie FOURNAISE dite LABOUCANE.
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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