Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE

(b. 22 March 1739 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. abt. 1784 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE was born 22 March 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE was the child of François ADAM dit LARAMÉE and Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume ADAM dit LARAMÉE and Catherine CHARRON (maternal) Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN

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Pierre married Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE 20 June 1768 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 2 May 1751 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Catherine died 2 July 1825 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE.

Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE died abt. 1784 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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