Pierre
FLORENTIN dit LOREAU
(b.
abt. 1730
,
d.
,
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Pierre FLORENTIN dit LOREAU was born abt. 1730
Pierre FLORENTIN dit LOREAU was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE 7 January 1766 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE was born 15 December 1733 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 16 September 1792 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Nicolas LANIEL dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Anne DUPLAIS.
son of Aime Loreau dit Florentin and Marie Anne Lacombe Chotard Destours
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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