Jean
VANIER dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
21 June 1681
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
14 March 1746
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was born 21 June 1681 in Québec, Canada, New France
Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BAILLYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie HOTTE 18 August 1704 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie HOTTE was born 15 April 1679 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 14 April 1711 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie was the child of Pierre HOTTE and Marie GIRARD.
Jean married (2) Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD 13 June 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD was born 5 September 1693 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Charlotte died 21 February 1777 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Nicolas CHAMARD and Marie-Jeanne RENAUD.
Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE died 14 March 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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