François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. abt. 1706 , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 January 1750 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE was born abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada

François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE and Jeanne DUMAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) René DUMAS dit RENCONTRE and Marie-Magdeleine LELON (LELONG)

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

François married Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER 6 February 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER was born 13 November 1719 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 18 August 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET.

François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE died 28 January 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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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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