Madeleine
LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
1 April 1708
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
11 April 1787
,
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE was born 1 April 1708 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE and Anne-Marie BISSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gervais BISSON (BUISSON) and Marie-Madeleine BOUTETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Antoine-Marie BOISSEL 4 October 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine-Marie BOISSEL was born 26 May 1711 in Mont-Louis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis). Antoine-Marie died 23 November 1790 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Antoine-Marie was the child of Claude BOISSEL and Marguerite MORIN.
Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE died 11 April 1787 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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