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Noel VACHON dit DESFOURCHETTES was born 12 February 1700 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Noel VACHON dit DESFOURCHETTES was the child of Pierre VACHON and Marguerite-Catherine SOULARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul VACHON and Marguerite LANGLOIS (maternal) Jean SOULARD and Catherine BOUTETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Noel married Marie-Charlotte MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE 6 October 1727 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE was born 20 August 1708 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 27 June 1771 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Charlotte GAGNON.
m. Marette Marie-Charlotte
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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