Joseph
VANIER dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
11 September 1705
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
9 October 1777
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 September 1705 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie HOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BAILLY (maternal) Pierre HOTTE and Marie GIRARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie Françoise ROBERT 10 August 1728 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Françoise ROBERT was born 14 October 1711 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie Françoise died 5 June 1754 in Ogdensburg, New York, USA. Marie Françoise was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME.
Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE died 9 October 1777 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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