Jean
CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE
(b.
abt. 1591
,
Dieppe, France
d.
11 July 1673
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
)
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Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE was born abt. 1591 in Dieppe, France
Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1640.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite COINTEREL abt. 1619 in Dieppe, France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite COINTEREL was born abt. 1592 in Dieppe, France. Marguerite died 9 January 1633 in Dieppe, France.
Jean married (2) Jeanne ABRAHAM 2 April 1633 in Dieppe, France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne ABRAHAM was born abt. 1603 in Dieppe, France. Jeanne died 19 November 1674 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).
Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE died 11 July 1673 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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