Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

(b. 4 February 1761 , Yamaska, Canada d. 16 July 1814 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 4 February 1761 in Yamaska, Canada

Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was the child of Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST (maternal) Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU and Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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

Agathe married Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 16 October 1780 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Olivier-François NADEAU and Marguerite FORCIER.

Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ died 16 July 1814 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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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