André
PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
22 June 1716
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
29 June 1790
,
Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 22 June 1716 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE (maternal) Pierre ROY and Catherine DUCHARMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
André married Marie-Catherine LEBER 21 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine LEBER was born 2 May 1717 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 11 March 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE.
André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 29 June 1790 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of André 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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