Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS

(b. abt. 1665 , France d. 17 March 1753 , Yamaska, Canada, New France )

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Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS was born abt. 1665 in France

Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS was the child of ? and ?

Bernardin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.

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

Bernardin married Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU 8 October 1696 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU was born 25 November 1671 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Petronille died 13 March 1753 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Petronille was the child of Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Pérrine LAPIERRE.

Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS died 17 March 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .

son of Vito Cantara and Marguerite Forpe

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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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