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Louis MENARD dit FONTAINE was born 7 December 1725 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Louis MENARD dit FONTAINE was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Françoise ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie Madeleine COUC dite LAFLEUR (maternal) Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Françoise GUÉRINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Madeleine CHABOT dite LAMARRE 19 June 1746 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine CHABOT dite LAMARRE was born 30 June 1731 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Noel CHABOT and Jeanne-Anne PLOUFFE.
m. Chabot Marie-Madeleine
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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