Marie-Étiennette
DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
abt. 1676
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
1 June 1768
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1676 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine GUERARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Étiennette married Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 3 November 1701 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born 24 October 1679 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Pierre died 1 February 1763 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre was the child of René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) and Marie-Denise DAMANÉ.
Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 1 June 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Étiennette 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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