Alphonse
TONTY dit PALUDY
(b.
7 July 1659
,
Paris, France
d.
10 November 1727
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
)
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Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY was born 7 July 1659 in Paris, France
Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY was the child of ? and ?Alphonse was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1685.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alphonse married Marie-Anne PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE 17 February 1689 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE was born 27 August 1672 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 11 September in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE and Marie PAR.
Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY died 10 November 1727 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
son of Lorenzo Tonty and Angélique Lioto
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Occupation
Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY was a Baron de Paludy, commandant at Forts Michilimackinac, Frontenac, and Pontchartrain (Detroit), captain in the colonial regular troops.
Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY was a Baron de Paludy, commandant at Forts Michilimackinac, Frontenac, and Pontchartrain (Detroit), captain in the colonial regular troops.
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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