Louis LAPORTE dit LOUVIGNY

(b. abt. 1659 , France d. 27 August 1726 , Île Royale, Acadie )

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Louis LAPORTE dit LOUVIGNY was born abt. 1659 in France

Louis LAPORTE dit LOUVIGNY was the child of ? and ?

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Louis married Marie-Michelle NOLAN 26 October 1684 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Michelle NOLAN was born 30 March 1664 in St-Barthelemi, La Rochelle, France. Marie-Michelle died 10 June 1730 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Michelle was the child of Pierre NOLAN and Catherine HOUART.

Louis LAPORTE dit LOUVIGNY died 27 August 1726 in Île Royale, Acadie .
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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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