Maurice
PION dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
29 July 1684
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
20 December 1727
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
)
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Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 July 1684 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Maurice married Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE 22 January 1713 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE was born 1 May 1688 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Thérèse died 11 June 1764 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN.
Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE died 20 December 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France .
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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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