Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

(b. 10 August 1743 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1819 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was born 10 August 1743 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST (maternal) Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne RICHARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Paul married Marie Anne LANDRY 17 July 1767 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Anne LANDRY was born 22 July 1748 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Anne died 17 February 1807 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie Anne was the child of Antoine LANDRY and Anne CORMIER.

Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ died 29 May 1819 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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