Marguerite-Sophie
LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE
(b.
15 June 1744
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
19 July 1814
,
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 15 June 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite MARTEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite-Sophie married Jacques GAUDREAU 15 October 1771 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jacques GAUDREAU was born 11 March 1747 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jacques died 15 March 1802 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jacques was the child of Jacques GAUDREAU and Madeleine DESBIENS.
Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE died 19 July 1814 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite-Sophie 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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