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Rene PANNEAU dit LANGEVIN was born 9 December 1720 in Montjeau-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France
Rene PANNEAU dit LANGEVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rene married Madeleine THIBAULT 17 August 1745 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France . Madeleine THIBAULT was born 18 September 1707 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 11 May 1750 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT and Marie-Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT).
son of Rene Panneau and Charlotte Gerfault
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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