Julie
LAFORT dite LAFOREST
(b.
3 August 1722
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
29 August 1795
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST was born 3 August 1722 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne TARDÉ dite GEOFFROYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Julie married Jean-Marie GILBERT 21 October 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie GILBERT was born 23 April 1721 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Marie died 29 July 1781 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-Marie was the child of Augustin GILBERT and Catherine LIBERGE.
Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST died 29 August 1795 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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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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