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Marie-Francoise RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born abt. 1705 in Fort Louis, Territory of Orleans
Marie-Francoise RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of Antoine RIVARD and Marie BRIARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Francoise married Joseph LAMY 12 May 1722 in Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory . Joseph LAMY was born 21 August 1685 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died 15 March 1725 in Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA. Joseph was the child of Joseph-Isaac LAMY and Marie-Madeleine DE CHEVRAINVILLE dite LAFONTAINE.
Marie-Francoise married (2) Jean-Baptiste THAUMUR 5 March 1726 in Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory . Jean-Baptiste THAUMUR was born 29 August 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Dominique THAUMUR and Jeanne PRUD'HOMME.
m. Lamy Joseph
m. Thaumur Jean-Baptiste
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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