Marguerite
PILON dite LAFORTUNE
(b.
28 September 1766
,
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
24 July 1843
,
Repentigny, Canada East
)
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Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE was born 28 September 1766 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PILON and Marie GAMACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin PILON and Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS (maternal) François GAMACHE and Marie LEMIEUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 4 October 1779 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 7 August 1762 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 6 November 1812 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Marie-Marguerite GUILBAULT.
Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE died 24 July 1843 in Repentigny, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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