Marie-Madeleine
TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE
(b.
abt. 1695
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
11 June 1780
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Renee LORION and the grandchild of: (maternal) Mathurin LORION and Jeanne BIZETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Madeleine married François BELEC 25 February 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François BELEC was born 16 September 1691 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François died 25 December 1760 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). François was the child of Guillaume BELEC and Gabrielle BARIBEAU.
Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE died 11 June 1780 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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