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Charles CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 26 December 1726 in Laval, Canada, New France
Charles CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josephe ROBIN dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL (maternal) Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Marie-Francoise MATTE 22 February 1762 in Lachenaie, Canada . Marie-Francoise MATTE was born 19 March 1736 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Francoise died 18 March 1774 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Francoise was the child of Pierre MATTE and Marie-Suzanne-Angelique FEUILLON (FILION).
m. Matte Marie-Francoise
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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