Madeleine
DARAGON dite LAFRANCE
(b.
18 January 1702
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
3 December 1778
,
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 18 January 1702 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was the child of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas GUILLEMET and Marie SEL (DECELLES)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE 24 February 1721 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE was born 27 August 1699 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). François-Michel died 30 August 1748 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . François-Michel was the child of François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Marie-Josephte DUPONT.
Madeleine married (2) Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE 11 January 1751 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE was born 25 September 1693 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Guillaume died 26 September 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Guillaume was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT.
Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE died 3 December 1778 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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