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Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was born 22 November 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was the child of Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Marie-Anne CHEVIGNY dite DURAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DEBLOIS (maternal) Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Louise GUILLET dite ST-MARS 28 September 1772 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GUILLET dite ST-MARS was born 26 July 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 17 May 1800 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph-Marie GUILLET dit ST-MARS and Marie-Louise BELISLE dite LAMARRE.
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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