Jean-Baptiste
LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE
(b.
16 January 1717
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
d.
16 October 1752
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 16 January 1717 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN (maternal) Joseph RANCOURT and Marie PARENTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE 24 January 1742 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE was born 4 November 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marguerite died 11 April 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Louise BOUCHARD.
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE died 16 October 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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