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Marie-Agnes LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 28 February 1727 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Agnes LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was the child of Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Françoise RIVARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Marie-Madeleine RIVARD (maternal) Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Agnes married Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 16 August 1746 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Andre died 20 October 1762 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Andre was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.
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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