Jacques
DAVID dit PONTIF
(b.
22 December 1670
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
July 1712
,
Acadia, Canada
)
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Jacques DAVID dit PONTIF was born 22 December 1670 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Jacques DAVID dit PONTIF was the child of Jacques-Laurent DAVID dit PONTIF and Marie GRANDRY (GRANDIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Blaise-Julien DAVID and Flavie MORELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Jeanne ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR 19 November 1703 in Port Royal, Acadia . Jeanne ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR was born abt. 1688 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jeanne died 9 August 1732 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Jeanne was the child of Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR and Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON).
Jacques DAVID dit PONTIF died July 1712 in Acadia, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jacques 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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