Marie-Anne
PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
14 April 1744
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
25 April 1824
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY (maternal) François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claude BISAILLON was born 16 October 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Claude died 15 August 1805 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Claude was the child of Claude BISAILLON and Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE.
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE died 25 April 1824 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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