Joseph
CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE
(b.
12 December 1767
,
La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
25 May 1844
,
La Durantaye, Canada East
)
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Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was born 12 December 1767 in La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was the child of Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Marie-Françoise ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine DENIS (maternal) Pierre ROY and Marie-Françoise ALLAIRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Reine ROY 14 November 1791 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reine ROY was born 20 April 1773 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Reine died 2 April 1851 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Reine was the child of Jacques-Philippe ROY and Suzanne BROCHU.
Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE died 25 May 1844 in La Durantaye, Canada East.
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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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