Gaspard PETIT dit LABONTÉ

(b. 25 May 1665 , France d. 12 April 1714 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Gaspard PETIT dit LABONTÉ was born 25 May 1665 in France

Gaspard PETIT dit LABONTÉ was the child of ? and ?

Gaspard was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1687.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gaspard married Marie-Louise PINGUET dite LAGLARDIÈRE 10 August 1687 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Louise PINGUET dite LAGLARDIÈRE was born 27 February 1668 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 28 December 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre PINGUET dit LAGLARDIÈRE and Anne CHEVALIER.

Gaspard PETIT dit LABONTÉ died 12 April 1714 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Francois Petit and Renée Seruission

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Occupation

Gaspard PETIT dit LABONTÉ was a Caporal de la compagnie de St-Jean .

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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