Marie-Veronique PION dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 12 February 1726 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

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Marie-Veronique PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 February 1726 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Veronique PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN

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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1726 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Marie Veronique Pion Dit La Fontaine
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 15 Feb 1726
baptism/ christening place: St. Francois Xavier, Vercheres, Quebec
birth date: 12 Feb 1726
birthplace: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères, Verchères, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Maurice Pion Dit La Fontaine
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Therese Chiquoine
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C00596-6
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1288560
reference number: image424,pg12,bapt6

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