Jacques
LEVANIER dit LANGEVIN
(b.
abt. 1653
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d.
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Jacques LEVANIER dit LANGEVIN was born abt. 1653
Jacques LEVANIER dit LANGEVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Jeanne PELLETRET abt. 1687 in Acadia, Canada . Jeanne PELLETRET was born abt. 1643 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 12 January 1706 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jeanne was the child of Simon PELLETRET and Perrine BOURG.
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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