François ORTEGA dit PETIT

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abt. 1712 ,

Died

16 March 1760 , Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1712

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François married Charlotte TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 30 May 1757 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Charlotte TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte died 22 December 1803 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Thérèse-Anne HAMEL.

François ORTEGA dit PETIT died 16 March 1760 in Québec, Canada .

son of Francois Ortega and Marie-Anne Petit

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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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François ORTEGA dit PETIT married

Charlotte TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 30 May 1757
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Charlotte TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Thérèse-Anne HAMEL

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
François ORTEGA dit PETIT and Charlotte TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 30 May 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)