Antoine
LAFRENIERE dit BARON
(b.
abt. 1803
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
23 June 1889
,
Shawinigan, Québec, Canada
)
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Antoine LAFRENIERE dit BARON was born abt. 1803 in Québec Province, Canada
Antoine LAFRENIERE dit BARON was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFRENIERE dit BARON and Angélique LEMAY dite POUDRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine LUPIEN dit LAFRENIÈRE and Judith BERGERON (maternal) Pierre LEMAY and Marguerite THIBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Julie TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 15 January 1833 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born abt. 1813 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie was the child of François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Françoise LAFONTAINE.
Antoine LAFRENIERE dit BARON died 23 June 1889 in Shawinigan, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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