Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

(b. 8 February 1760 , Verchères, Canada d. 3 January 1821 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 8 February 1760 in Verchères, Canada

Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE (maternal) Ignace-Joseph PICHÉ dit LAMUSETTE and Marie-Anne EMERY

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Theotiste married Francois DESMARAIS 19 October 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Francois DESMARAIS was born abt. 1753 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francois was the child of Augustin DESMARAIS and Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ died 3 January 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .

m. Francois Desmarais, 19 October 1778
St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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