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LAFOND dit MONGRAIN Family Genealogy
Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN was born 13 October 1681 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN was the child of Pierre LAFOND and Marie-Madeleine RIVARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LAFOND dit PEPIN and Marie BOUCHER (maternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine ST-PERE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Françoise RIVARD 16 November 1716 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Françoise RIVARD was born 7 September 1694 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Françoise was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Madeleine GUILLET.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? The habitant liked to be near his fellows, partly for his own safety against marauding redskins,...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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)
1681 Birth
13 October 1681
Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1716 Marriage / Partner
Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Françoise RIVARD 16 November 1716, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)- 1719 Birth of Child
Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 7 May 1719, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) - 1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 19 February 1723, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) - 1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Agnes LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 28 February 1727, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
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