Georges NIOF dit LAFRANCE

(b. abt. 1671 , France d. 22 December 1751 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France )

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Georges NIOF dit LAFRANCE was born abt. 1671 in France

Georges NIOF dit LAFRANCE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Georges married Marie-Anne LARUE 20 July 1716 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LARUE was born 21 January 1680 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Anne died 14 January 1749 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne was the child of Guillaume LARUE and Marie-Anne PEPIN.

Georges NIOF dit LAFRANCE died 22 December 1751 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
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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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