Jean DURAND dit LAFORTUNE

(b. abt. 1636 , France d. abt. 1672 , Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Jean DURAND dit LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1636 in France

Jean DURAND dit LAFORTUNE was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1662.

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

Jean married Catherine Anne ANNENONTAK (ANENONTHA) 26 September 1662 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine Anne ANNENONTAK (ANENONTHA) was born 3 June 1649 in Huron Mission, Pays d’en Haut, Canada. Catherine Anne died 11 January 1709 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Catherine Anne was the child of Nicolas ARENDANKI and Jeanne OTRIHOUANDIT (OBRIH8ANDET).

Jean DURAND dit LAFORTUNE died abt. 1672 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Durand and Madeleine Malvande

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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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