Marie-Josephe
MANCEAU dite LAJOIE (MOURSIN)
(b.
5 August 1757
,
Les Forges du St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Marie-Josephe MANCEAU dite LAJOIE (MOURSIN) was born 5 August 1757 in Les Forges du St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MANCEAU dite LAJOIE (MOURSIN) was the child of Elie MANCEAU dit LAJOIE (MOURSIN) and Angélique-Brigitte DUPUIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DUPUIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE
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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