Étienne
FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE
(b.
abt. 1645
,
Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France
d.
4 August 1724
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1645 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was the child of ? and ?Étienne was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
To learn more about the Carignan-Salières soldiers, visit: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Marguerite LAUZON 23 November 1672 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marguerite LAUZON was born 24 May 1659 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 13 November 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Gilles LAUZON and Marie ARCHAMBAULT.
Étienne married (2) Marie-Marguerite PROVOST 20 November 1701 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite PROVOST was born abt. 1655 in France. Marie-Marguerite died 20 February 1732 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE died 4 August 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Etienne Forestier and Judith Fonton
Details of the family tree of Étienne appear below.
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Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was a Carignan-Salières soldier - Grandfontaine Company.
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was a Carignan-Salières soldier - Grandfontaine Company.
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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