Joseph
BENOIT dit LAFOREST
(b.
25 September 1715
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
d.
22 February 1778
,
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 25 September 1715 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDON (maternal) Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Madeleine PROULX 11 January 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was born 4 November 1716 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 22 February 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Claude PROULX and Marie-Anne BIBEAU.
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST died 22 February 1778 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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