Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE

(b. 6 February 1635 , Dieppe, France d. 4 January 1685 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was born 6 February 1635 in Dieppe, France

Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was the child of Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Jeanne ABRAHAM

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1640.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Jacques married Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF 23 November 1661 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF was born 28 May 1649 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Barbe-Delphine died 5 February 1702 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe-Delphine was the child of Olivier LETARDIF and Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD).

Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE died 4 January 1685 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.

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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