Catherine LATOUR dite SIMONET

(b. abt. 1638 , France d. 3 February 1678 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Catherine LATOUR dite SIMONET was born abt. 1638 in France

Catherine LATOUR dite SIMONET was the child of ? and ?

Catherine was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1659. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Jean CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS 17 November 1659 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS was born abt. 1636 in France.

Catherine LATOUR dite SIMONET died 3 February 1678 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

daughter of François Latour and Catherine Charland

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Marriageable Girls: The Filles à Marier

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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