Marie
SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
6 November 1763
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 April 1842
,
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East
)
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Marie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 6 November 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT (maternal) Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Jacques BAILLON dit LACOUTURE 3 November 1789 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques BAILLON dit LACOUTURE was born 17 October 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jacques was the child of Antoine-Francois BAILLON dit LACOUTURE and Angelique BARABE.
Marie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 2 April 1842 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie 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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