Marie-Marguerite
PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
27 December 1665
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
15 May 1708
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 27 December 1665 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PERRAS and Jeanne LANIER (maternal) Denis LAMAITRE and Catherine DISHARMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite married Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) 11 August 1682 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) was born abt. 1653 in Paris, France. Pierre died 7 June 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Marie-Marguerite married (2) Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) 20 September 1699 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born abt. 1659 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 30 November 1728 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph was the child of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Françoise MORIN.
Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE died 15 May 1708 in Chambly, Canada, New France .
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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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