Paul
COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE
(b.
1 October 1733
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
17 March 1811
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was born 1 October 1733 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marguerite DUMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Jeanne VERREAULT (VERREAU) (maternal) François DUMAS and Marie-Françoise GERVAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Marie-Anne LEGARE 8 January 1761 in Château-Richer, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne LEGARE was born 22 August 1736 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne died 2 October 1804 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Thérèse ROUSSIN.
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE died 17 March 1811 in Saint-Ours, 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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