Joseph-Ambroise LATOUR dit LAFORGE

(b. 18 November 1762 , Berthierville, Canada d. , )

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Joseph-Ambroise LATOUR dit LAFORGE was born 18 November 1762 in Berthierville, Canada

Joseph-Ambroise 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

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Joseph-Ambroise married Marguerite BRANCONNIER 21 November 1791 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marguerite BRANCONNIER was born 31 March 1775 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER and Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON.

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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Marguerite BRANCONNIER-- Date: 21 November 1791 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
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Marguerite BRANCONNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER and Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON

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1762 Birth
18 November 1762
Berthierville, Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Marguerite BRANCONNIER 21 November 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 29 years old.

Added: 7/24/2020 8:36:04 AM - Updated: 7/24/2020 8:39:35 AM