Alexandre DERNY dit LAROSE

(b. abt. 1676 , France d. , )

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Alexandre DERNY dit LAROSE was born abt. 1676 in France

Alexandre DERNY dit LAROSE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexandre married Jeanne BRUNEAU 23 March 1713 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne BRUNEAU was born 16 August 1679 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jeanne died 6 January 1746 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jeanne was the child of René BRUNEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Anne POITREAU (POITRAUD).

son of Marc-Antoine and Marie-Anne Abel

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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