Jean
MICHEL dit ST-LÉGER
(b.
abt. 1735
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d.
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Jean MICHEL dit ST-LÉGER was born abt. 1735
Jean MICHEL dit ST-LÉGER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Louise LESAGE 5 February 1759 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LESAGE was born 1 April 1740 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESAGE and Marie-Madeleine ALLARD.
son of Jean Michel and Jeanne Gelis
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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