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Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT was born 6 March 1706 in Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT was the child of Jean ETIENNE dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUARTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT 19 September 1729 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT was born 15 September 1707 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Baptiste died 18 May 1779 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT.
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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