Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS

(b. 21 December 1661 , Medreac, France d. 1 July 1708 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS was born 21 December 1661 in Medreac, France

Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Christophe married Renee GAUTHIER 18 January 1701 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Renee GAUTHIER was born 18 November 1682 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Renee died 24 October 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Renee was the child of René GAUTHIER and Marie-Ursule BOUCHER.

Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS died 1 July 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Christophe Dufrost and Marguerite De LaForest

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Occupation

Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS was a Capitaine.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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