Jacques TYRAN dit PROVENCAL

(b. abt. 1735 , France d. , )

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Jacques TYRAN dit PROVENCAL was born abt. 1735 in France

Jacques TYRAN dit PROVENCAL was the child of ? and ?

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Jacques married Marie-Anne GENDRON 26 February 1759 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GENDRON was born 10 November 1728 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne died 13 June 1789 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of René GENDRON and Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE.

son of Antoine Tyran and Marthe Vachon

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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