Marie-Anne
PION dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
abt. 1725
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
20 October 1795
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIENSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married François DECELLES 12 January 1739 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François DECELLES was born abt. 1714 François died 24 March 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
Marie-Anne married (2) Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 7 April 1750 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE was born 22 August 1723 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre-Charles died 2 April 1765 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS.
Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE died 20 October 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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