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Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 18 May 1746 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Renee LORION (maternal) Joachim LOISEAU and Agnes CHICOINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Monique married Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE 5 October 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE was born 15 February 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Antoine died 14 July 1793 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Antoine was the child of Etienne MARION dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Yvonne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS.
Marie-Monique married (2) François PELLETIER 12 January 1808 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . François PELLETIER was born 8 May 1744 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). François died 11 April 1812 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. François was the child of François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE.
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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