Catherine
FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR
(b.
13 April 1684
,
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
11 December 1747
,
Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Île, Quebec, Canada
)
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Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR was born 13 April 1684 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR was the child of Louis FORTIN dit LAGRANDEUR and Catherine GODIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GODIN dit CHATILLON and Jeanne-Marie ROUSSELIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Pierre LEDUC 28 June 1700 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Pierre LEDUC was born abt. 1680 in Rouen, France. Pierre died 29 February 1740 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR died 11 December 1747 in Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Île, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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