Angelique
PION dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
15 February 1758
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
11 March 1821
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 15 February 1758 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE and Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE (maternal) Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Angelique married Jean-Marie NORMANDIN 30 January 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jean-Marie NORMANDIN was born 15 June 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Jean-Marie died 13 October 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jean-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE.
Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE died 11 March 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Angelique 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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