Marie-Josephe
ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ
(b.
21 March 1745
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
22 March 1820
,
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ was born 21 March 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ was the child of Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Josephe DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne LEMIEUX (maternal) Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Pierre BÉTOURNAY 28 May 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BÉTOURNAY was born 20 January 1726 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Pierre died 22 November 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Pierre BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Anne-Josephe-Jeanne BOYER.
Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ died 22 March 1820 in Saint-Constant, 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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