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François POITEVIN dit LAROCHE was born abt. 1691 in France
François POITEVIN dit LAROCHE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Catherine LESIEUR 26 January 1716 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine LESIEUR was born 4 December 1684 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Catherine died 2 January 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean LESIEUR dit CALOT and Marie-Charlotte EBERT (HEBERT) (CHAREBERT).
François married (2) Marie-Josephe HOUE dite JOLICOEUR 27 January 1727 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe HOUE dite JOLICOEUR was born 11 February 1705 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean Baptiste HOUÉ (HOÉ) dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Elisabeth OLIVIER.
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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