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Monique LAFOND dite DESCÔTEAUX was born abt. 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Monique LAFOND dite DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Gabrielle HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOND and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (maternal) Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Monique married Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT 25 September 1775 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT was born 25 March 1751 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste died 3 March 1797 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Francois-De-Sales FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT and Charlotte BELLEAU dite LAROSE.
Some places on the Internet indicate that her death was 8 November 1815 at Saint-Grégoire, Bécancour, Nicolet, Nicolet-Yamaska, Quebec, Canada. We believe this death was the Monique Lafond who married Joseph Lefebvre dit Descouteaux.
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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