Jean
PION dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
17 August 1674
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
16 May 1688
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 August 1674 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE died 16 May 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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1674 Birth 17 August 1674
Sorel, Canada, New France
Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1688 Death 16 May 1688
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 13.
Added: 9/4/2008 12:00:00 AM
- Updated: 12/10/2014 2:40:56 PM
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