Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

(b. 31 December 1675 , France d. 22 February 1759 , Yamaska, Canada, New France )

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Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was born 31 December 1675 in France

Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was the child of ? and ?

Antoine-André was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1706.

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

Antoine-André married Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST 10 June 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST was born 26 December 1688 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Marie died 15 March 1750 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite-Marie was the child of Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN.

Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ died 22 February 1759 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .

son of André Théroux and Jeanne Clamens

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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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