Louise-Thérèse
LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT
(b.
7 July 1709
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
d.
3 May 1787
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was born 7 July 1709 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was the child of Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LABRECQUE and Jeanne CHOTARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise-Thérèse married Joseph CANTARA 12 September 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph CANTARA was born 8 July 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 29 July 1780 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph was the child of Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU.
Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT died 3 May 1787 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louise-Thérèse 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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