Louis THIBODEAU dit LAFOREST

(b. abt. 1725 , France d. , )

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Louis THIBODEAU dit LAFOREST was born abt. 1725 in France

Louis THIBODEAU dit LAFOREST was the child of ? and ?

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Louis married Angélique PELLETIER 11 November 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada . Angélique PELLETIER was born 9 November 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Angélique died 25 November 1811 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Angélique was the child of Étienne PELLETIER and Marie-Josephe PEPIN.

son of Jean Thibodeau and Marie Saucois

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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