Catherine
ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
12 December 1790
,
Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 December 1790 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne QUEVILLON (maternal) François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 10 February 1812 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON was born 30 January 1786 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre CHARRON and Marie-Francoise PAQUET.
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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