Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE

Born

2 December 1714 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

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Born: 2 December 1714 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE

Father

Jacques COUTAUT (COUSTEAU)

Mother

Louise PICHARD dite FORTIN

Grandparents of Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

Louis PICHARD Marie-Madeleine FORTIN

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

Elisabeth married Antoine TRANCHANT 26 May 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine TRANCHANT was born abt. 1710 in France. Antoine died 4 April 1755 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE

Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE married

Antoine TRANCHANT
Marriage date: 26 May 1733
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Antoine TRANCHANT and Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE

Madeleine TRANCHANT dite ST-ANTOINE

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 December 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: André-Julien LARELLE 29 October 1770 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1714
2 December 1714
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1733 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth COUTAUT dite LAFRANCHISE and Antoine TRANCHANT 26 May 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 18 years old.

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