Jeanne
PION dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
22 August 1676
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
25 October 1748
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 August 1676 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne married Jean SERRE 9 February 1694 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean SERRE was born abt. 1660 in France. Jean died 22 February 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Jeanne married (2) Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE 4 September 1727 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE was born 3 July 1684 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 8 December 1777 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis was the child of Louis DUCHARME and Marie-Anne MALLET.
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE died 25 October 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jeanne 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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