François
DARAGON dit LAFRANCE
(b.
16 December 1712
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
17 February 1798
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 16 December 1712 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
François DARAGON dit 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):
François married Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE 4 November 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE was born 23 September 1726 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte-Amable died 17 June 1756 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Josephte-Amable was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS.
François married (2) Françoise MARTEL 23 May 1757 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise MARTEL was born 3 February 1737 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Françoise was the child of Jean-François MARTEL and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE.
François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 17 February 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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