Jean
LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE
(b.
20 July 1697
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
26 June 1760
,
La Prairie, Canada
)
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Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE was born 20 July 1697 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite FAVREAU 28 July 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite FAVREAU was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 14 March 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Mathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE.
Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE died 26 June 1760 in La Prairie, Canada .
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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