Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE

(b. 31 August 1631 , France d. 10 September 1709 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE was born 31 August 1631 in France

Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE was the child of ? and ?

Marie was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1660.

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

Marie married Jean LECLERC abt. 1657 in France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean LECLERC was born 24 August 1635 in Dieppe, France.

Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE died 10 September 1709 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

daughter of Adrien Blanquet and Catherine Lafreniere

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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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