Louise
DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS
(b.
13 September 1705
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
11 April 1789
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS was born 13 September 1705 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS was the child of Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS and Renee GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) René GAUTHIER and Marie-Ursule BOUCHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise married Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX 31 January 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX was born 10 December 1698 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Ignace died 9 March 1771 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Ignace was the child of Ignace GAMELIN and Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE).
Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS died 11 April 1789 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louise 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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