Michel-François
LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
5 November 1662
,
France
d.
16 April 1735
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 November 1662 in France
Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?Michel-François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1688.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel-François married Anne-Marie BISSON 15 February 1688 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne-Marie BISSON was born 1 February 1672 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Anne-Marie died 4 March 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne-Marie was the child of Gervais BISSON (BUISSON) and Marie-Madeleine BOUTET.
Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE died 16 April 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Nicolas Laroche and Michelle Clavier
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Occupation
Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE was a Sergent et boulanger.
The boulanger, or baker, specialized in bread-making. Bread, along with vegetables, was a staple of all inhabitants at the time - it was either eaten in soups and stews, or as is. Given bread's importance, the baker was one of the first craftsmen to be established at the beginning of the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca
Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE was a Sergent et boulanger.
The boulanger, or baker, specialized in bread-making. Bread, along with vegetables, was a staple of all inhabitants at the time - it was either eaten in soups and stews, or as is. Given bread's importance, the baker was one of the first craftsmen to be established at the beginning of the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca
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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