Guillaume
SIMON dit LAPOINTE
(b.
23 September 1664
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
15 March 1712
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
)
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Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE was born 23 September 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France
Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE was the child of Hubert SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Sainte VIE dite LAMOTHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert VIE and Sainte PAULINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Catherine DROUIN 17 November 1688 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine DROUIN was born 2 January 1660 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 25 March 1734 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Catherine was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER.
Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE died 15 March 1712 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Guillaume 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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