Edme-Guillaume LEROY dit AIMÉ

(b. abt. 1733 , France d. , )

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Edme-Guillaume LEROY dit AIMÉ was born abt. 1733 in France

Edme-Guillaume LEROY dit AIMÉ was the child of ? and ?

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Edme-Guillaume married Marie-Anne AUBIN dite DELISLE 12 February 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne AUBIN dite DELISLE was born 15 July 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas-Gabriel AUBIN dit DELISLE and Marie-Françoise JEREMIE.

son of Claude-Guillaume Leroy and Madeleine Maunois

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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