Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

(b. 14 February 1761 , Montréal, Canada d. 22 April 1835 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born 14 February 1761 in Montréal, Canada

Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME (maternal) Claude COLLET and Marguerite FOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST 23 April 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 20 August 1755 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Marie died 4 August 1835 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS.

Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND died 22 April 1835 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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