Fiacre-Pierre DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE

(b. abt. 1625 , France d. 17 March 1677 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Fiacre-Pierre DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1625 in France

Fiacre-Pierre DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?

Fiacre-Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1659.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Fiacre-Pierre married Marie PACREAU 13 January 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie PACREAU was born abt. 1628 in France. Marie died 5 September 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Fiacre-Pierre DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE died 17 March 1677 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Toussaint Ducharme and Jacqueline Drouet

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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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