Marie-Louise
MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE
(b.
May 1771
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 January 1841
,
Verchères, Canada East
)
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Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was born May 1771 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was the child of Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Louise PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC (maternal) Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 8 February 1790 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 9 December 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Michel died 23 July 1844 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Michel was the child of Joachim TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Barbe TRUDEAU.
Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE died 7 January 1841 in Verchères, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Louise 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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