Louis
ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE
(b.
30 December 1697
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
24 November 1737
,
Maskinongé, Canada, New France
)
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Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE was born 30 December 1697 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Josette DUPUIS 14 August 1731 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josette DUPUIS was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josette died 7 November 1743 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josette was the child of François DUPUIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.
Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE died 24 November 1737 in Maskinongé, 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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