Marie-Agathe
LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE
(b.
10 January 1737
,
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
d.
6 March 1782
,
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 10 January 1737 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of Joseph LAFOREST and Barbe BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Agathe married Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY 15 September 1778 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY was born 28 June 1706 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph-Louis died 31 May 1792 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph-Louis was the child of Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN.
Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE died 6 March 1782 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Agathe 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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