Marguerite
DUPRA dite PRATTE
(b.
1 May 1746
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
12 July 1831
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
Age: 80
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Marguerite DUPRA dite PRATTE was born 1 May 1746 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite DUPRA dite PRATTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Claire BOUTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Marie-Elisabeth MARCHAND (maternal) Antoine BOUTON and Marthe FRECHETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married François-Xavier JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 14 February 1774 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
François-Xavier JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was born 10 June 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François-Xavier was the child of Jean JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Marguerite DUTERTRE (DUTARTRE).
Marguerite DUPRA dite PRATTE died 12 July 1831 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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