Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE

(b. 6 April 1757 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE was born 6 April 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Geneviève HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise LAPORTE 10 January 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise LAPORTE was born 13 May 1756 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Louise died 17 November 1829 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE and Marie-Louise PROVOST.

Occupation

Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Marie-Louise LAPORTE-- Date: 10 January 1780 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise LAPORTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE and Marie-Louise PROVOST

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1757 Birth
6 April 1757
Berthierville, Canada, New France

1780 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Marie-Louise LAPORTE 10 January 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 22 years old.

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