Jean
DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE
(b.
abt. 1647
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
13 June 1725
,
Laval, Canada, New France
)
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Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE was born abt. 1647 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1689.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Madeleine-Françoise PILET 18 July 1689 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine-Françoise PILET was born abt. 1670 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine-Françoise died 20 February 1733 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Madeleine-Françoise was the child of François PILET and Françoise LOISEL.
Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE died 13 June 1725 in Laval, Canada, New France .
son of Pierre Drapeau and Catherine Rose
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Occupation
Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE was a Maitre taillandier.
Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE was a Maitre taillandier.
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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