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Augustin QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was born 15 May 1789 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was the child of Pierre QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Julie DUMONT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Marie-Josephe FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUMONT dit GUÉRET and Marie-Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Judith VILLENEUVE 26 November 1810 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Judith VILLENEUVE was born 14 April 1789 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Judith was the child of Simon VILLENEUVE and Madeleine SABOURIN.
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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