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Denis BENARD dit LATERREUR was born abt. 1686 in France
Denis BENARD dit LATERREUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Marie-Josephe-Catherine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS 12 September 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe-Catherine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was born 26 June 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe-Catherine died 30 January 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe-Catherine was the child of Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) and Jeanne ADHEMAR.
son of Jean Benard and Françoise Gaillard
Occupation
Denis BENARD dit LATERREUR was a Sergent.
Denis BENARD dit LATERREUR was a Sergent.
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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