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Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN was born abt. 1687 in St-Aubin, Angers, France
Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE 7 June 1723 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE was born 30 December 1697 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie died 18 February 1762 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie was the child of Jean MAILLOT dit LAROCHE and Roberte PÉLADEAU.
son of Toussaint Claveau and Nicole Ralouin
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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