Joseph
DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
14 April 1703
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
12 April 1769
,
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1703 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine GUERARD (maternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Anne MERCEREAU 19 January 1741 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne MERCEREAU was born 5 September 1720 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 22 July 1806 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MERCEREAU and Marie-Louise GUILLEMOT dite LALANDE.
Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE died 12 April 1769 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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