Nicolas
PION dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
17 May 1634
,
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
d.
3 March 1703
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 May 1634 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?Nicolas was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
To learn more about the Carignan-Salières soldiers, visit: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) 19 September 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) was born 6 February 1645 in St-Pierre-de-Losne, Côte d'or, Bourgogne, France. Jeanne died 5 February 1745 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE died 3 March 1703 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Son of Nicolas Pion and Catherine Bredons
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Occupation
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE was a Carignan-Salières soldier - Saurel Company.
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE was a Carignan-Salières soldier - Saurel Company.
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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