Michel
DARAGON dit LAFRANCE
(b.
29 August 1793
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
d.
26 April 1849
,
Saint-Timothée, Canada East
)
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Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 29 August 1793 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was the child of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Catherine BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe DARAGON and Felicite BRIQUET dite ST-DISIER (maternal) Jacques-Amable BOURDON and Marie-Françoise HUBERT dite LACROIXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Elisabeth LEROUX 1 February 1819 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth LEROUX was born abt. 1799 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth died 10 December 1857 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph LEROUX and Marguerite BRAZEAU.
Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 26 April 1849 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Michel 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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