Genevieve
DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
7 June 1750
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
6 February 1839
,
Drummondville, Lower Canada
)
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Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 7 June 1750 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MERCEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL) (maternal) Pierre MERCEREAU and Marie-Louise GUILLEMOT dite LALANDESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve married Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER 20 October 1771 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 10 March 1741 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Francois died 14 December 1819 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand). Francois was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER.
Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 6 February 1839 in Drummondville, Lower Canada .
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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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