Genevieve JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE

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12 March 1714 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE Geneviève BENOIT

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Born: 12 March 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE

Mother: Geneviève BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE , Nicole CHANDOISEAU

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Genevieve married Mathurin GOULET 29 October 1742 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathurin GOULET was born abt. 1708 in France. Mathurin died 29 November 1756 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .

m. Goulet Mathurin

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Mathurin GOULET
Marriage date: 29 October 1742
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Children of Mathurin GOULET and Genevieve JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE

Louis GOULET

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 March 1804, Detroit, Michigan Territory

Married: Marie Angelique PATENAUDE

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1714
12 March 1714
Montréal, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE and Mathurin GOULET 29 October 1742, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 28 years old.

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