Pierre
LECOQ dit LAJEUNESSE
(b.
abt. 1683
,
d.
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Pierre LECOQ dit LAJEUNESSE was born abt. 1683
Pierre LECOQ dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Geneviève PIVIN 30 January 1708 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève PIVIN was born 4 February 1678 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Geneviève was the child of Pierre PIVIN dit LARECOMPENSE and Marie BÉRARD (BIRARD).
son of Olivier Lecoq dit Lajeunesse and Francoise Morand
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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