Am I Your Ancestor?
DESLAURIERS dit LAFRANCE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
François DESLAURIERS dit LAFRANCE was born 20 January 1705 in St-Leger, Marche, France
François DESLAURIERS dit LAFRANCE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Suzanne COLIN 26 February 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Suzanne COLIN was born 8 April 1714 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Suzanne died 23 June 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Suzanne was the child of André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX.
son of Sylvain Deslauriers and Marie Barthelemy
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)
Find out more about François DESLAURIERS dit LAFRANCE.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
