Marie
DAVID dite PONTIF
(b.
6 June 1695
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
14 April 1755
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
)
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Marie DAVID dite PONTIF was born 6 June 1695 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie DAVID dite PONTIF was the child of Jean DAVID and Marie-Anne PREVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Laurent DAVID dit PONTIF and Marie GRANDRY (GRANDIN) (maternal) Louis PREVOST and Françoise GAGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) 12 November 1714 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 19 June 1688 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Gervais died 8 April 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Gervais was the child of Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON.
Marie DAVID dite PONTIF died 14 April 1755 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
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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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