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Claude SANSART dit LEPTIT PICARD was born abt. 1680 in Angers, France
Claude SANSART dit LEPTIT PICARD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claude married Marie L'HOMME abt. 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie L'HOMME was born 10 November 1663 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie died 7 April 1730 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie was the child of Michel L'HOMME and Marie-Barbe VALADE.
son of Claude Sansart dit Dumant and Marie Chénier
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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