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Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born
May 1712
in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT
was the child of
François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT
and
Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
François-Noel VANASSE and
Jeanne FOURRIER
(maternal)
Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and
Suzanne RABOUIN
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Marguerite BENOIT 19 November 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Marguerite BENOIT was born 2 March 1710 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). She died 9 February 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). She was the daughter of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL.
m. Benoit Marguerite
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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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Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married
Marguerite BENOIT-- Date: 19 November 1736 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France Marguerite BENOIT was the daughter of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL
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Birth
May 1712
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marguerite BENOIT 19 November 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
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Birth May 1712
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1736 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marguerite BENOIT 19 November 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
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