Marie-Anne
FOUCHER dite LAFOREST
(b.
abt. 1673
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
15 November 1754
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST was born abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST was the child of Louis FOUCHER dit LAFOREST and Helene D'AMOURSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Joseph SENÉCAL 24 November 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph SENÉCAL was born 1 March 1681 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 17 November 1741 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph was the child of Jean SENÉCAL and Marguerite SENNE.
Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST died 15 November 1754 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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