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When the first settlers came to Canada 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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François COUILLARD dit LAFONTAINE married
Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS-- Date: 17 October 1668 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children:
Marie-Renee COUILLARD (b.4 July 1670, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1695, Varennes, Canada, New France )
Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD (b.abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Summary:
François COUILLARD dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1640
in , France.
François COUILLARD dit LAFONTAINE
was the child of
François was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
He married Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS 17 October 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS was born in , France . She died 2 May 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) .
Occupation: Soldat cie l'Allier
Notes:
son of Michel Couillard and Catherine Fleury
François was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
He married Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS 17 October 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS was born in , France . She died 2 May 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) .
Occupation: Soldat cie l'Allier
Notes:
son of Michel Couillard and Catherine Fleury
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What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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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François COUILLARD dit LAFONTAINE married
Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS-- Date: 17 October 1668 Place: Québec, Canada, New France Notre-Dame
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Marie-Renee COUILLARD (b.4 July 1670, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1695, Varennes, Canada, New France ) Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD (b.abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )Events, Pictures and Documents Related to the Lifetime of François COUILLARD dit LAFONTAINE
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1668 Marriage / PartnerFrançois COUILLARD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Esther DANNESSÉ dite DE LEONGCHAMPS 17 October 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1670 Birth of ChildMarie-Renee COUILLARD was born 4 July 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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