François
MARET (MARETTE) dit RICHARD
(b.
4 April 1704
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
27 May 1731
,
Lanoraie, Canada, New France
)
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François MARET (MARETTE) dit RICHARD was born 4 April 1704 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
François MARET (MARETTE) dit RICHARD was the child of Richard MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie PAGÉ (maternal) René CLOUTIER and Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Charlotte FORCIER 8 January 1725 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER was born 23 July 1707 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 28 June 1744 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL.
François MARET (MARETTE) dit RICHARD died 27 May 1731 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of François 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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