Nicolas married Marie-Madeleine VACHER dite LACERTE
23 November 1716
in Montréal, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine VACHER dite LACERTE
was born
16 March 1689
in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
Marie-Madeleine died
27 January 1745
in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT.
Nicolas PERSONNE dit LAFOND died
29 January 1745
in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Pierre Person and Jeanne Feran
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation:Soldat
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests. Source: tfcq.ca
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Nicolas's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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1716 Marriage / Partner Nicolas PERSONNE dit LAFOND and Marie-Madeleine VACHER dite LACERTE 23 November 1716, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1719 Birth of Child Charles PERSONNE was born 12 November 1719, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Nicolas
PERSONNE dit LAFOND
Marie-Madeleine VACHER dite LACERTE
1716 Marriage / Partner
1719 Birth of Child
Death — 1745
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