Marguerite
LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE
(b.
30 March 1763
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
10 July 1836
,
St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada
)
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Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 30 March 1763 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas LAFOREST and Rosalie DUCHESNE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Ignace RACINE 11 January 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace RACINE was born 26 November 1756 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Ignace died 22 November 1832 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Ignace was the child of Ignace RACINE and Angélique BOYER.
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE died 10 July 1836 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
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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