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Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 16 March 1720 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LAFOND and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LAFOND and Catherine SENECAL (maternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Gabrielle HOUDE 22 April 1743 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Gabrielle HOUDE was born 14 August 1725 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Gabrielle died 5 January 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Gabrielle was the child of Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC.
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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