Josephte
PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
21 February 1734
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
29 March 1814
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
)
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Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 February 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY (maternal) Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX 12 May 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX was born 3 September 1735 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Joseph died 1 September 1801 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Claude-Charles BABIN dit LACROIX and Marie-Dorothée DENOYON.
Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE died 29 March 1814 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* .
Details of the family tree of Josephte 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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