Joseph
MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE
(b.
10 August 1748
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
8 February 1826
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 10 August 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was the child of Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL (maternal) Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Louise PETIT 7 November 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise PETIT was born 4 August 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 29 June 1808 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE.
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE died 8 February 1826 in Varennes, Lower 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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