Catherine
POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE
(b.
15 February 1735
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
20 February 1807
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was born 15 February 1735 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER (maternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS 20 October 1760 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS was born abt. 1729 in Romain, Jura, Franche-Comté, France. Denis died 19 April 1815 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE died 20 February 1807 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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