Josephte-Jeanne
LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
abt. 1726
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
4 June 1803
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada
Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BOIVIN and Françoise LORRAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte-Jeanne married François DEMERS 19 February 1744 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
François DEMERS was born 5 March 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François died 25 February 1775 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.
Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE died 4 June 1803 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Josephte-Jeanne 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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