Marie-Geneviève
THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ
(b.
13 March 1719
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
14 May 1758
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Geneviève THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 13 March 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was the child of Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR 12 November 1736 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean-Baptiste CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was born 3 June 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 18 November 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND).
Marie-Geneviève THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ died 14 May 1758 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France .
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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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