Germain
MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit LAFORCE
(b.
11 March 1699
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
11 March 1777
,
Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Germain MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit LAFORCE was born 11 March 1699 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Germain MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit LAFORCE was the child of Noel MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) and Therese-Louise MARCOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit DESMOULINS and Anne DELAUNAY (DE LAUNAY) (maternal) Pierre MARCOUX and Marthe RAINVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Germain married Marie-Madeleine GIROUX 25 April 1724 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine GIROUX was born 14 August 1705 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine died 17 March 1776 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON.
Germain MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit LAFORCE died 11 March 1777 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Germain 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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