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Jean-Francois TISSERAN dit DEMONTCHERRAUT was born abt. 1695 in France
Jean-Francois TISSERAN dit DEMONTCHERRAUT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Francois married Marie-Thérèse LARCHEVEQUE dite LAPROMENADE 3 June 1721 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse LARCHEVEQUE dite LAPROMENADE was born 23 March 1699 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jacques LARCHEVÊQUE dit LAPROMENADE and Marie-Madeleine HAYOT (AYOTTE).
son of François Demoncherraut and Marie-Louise Devienne
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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