Louise
GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
19 February 1793
,
Sault-St-Louis, Lower Canada
d.
6 December 1873
,
Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada
)
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Louise GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE was born 19 February 1793 in Sault-St-Louis, Lower Canada
Louise GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth BRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUERIN and Louise ROBIDOUX (maternal) Joseph BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie PICOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise married Michel MOISE 9 January 1809 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel MOISE was born 22 October 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Michel died 9 August 1862 in Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough). Michel was the child of Ribogert DUPUIS dit MOYSE and Marie-Judith-Angelique ROGER (ROGERY).
Louise GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE died 6 December 1873 in Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada .
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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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