Barbe
FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE
(b.
21 October 1654
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
26 August 1737
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
)
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Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE was born 21 October 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France
Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE was the child of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Barbe married Pierre GAGNON abt. 1669 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre GAGNON was born abt. 1646 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 10 August 1687 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Pierre was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Vincente DESVARIEUX (DEVARIEUX).
Barbe married (2) Pierre LESSARD 16 April 1690 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LESSARD was born 4 August 1658 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 8 May 1737 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Pierre was the child of Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) and Marguerite SEVESTRE.
Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE died 26 August 1737 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Barbe 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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