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Jean-Antoine GALARD dit DESCLU was born 28 November 1715 in Versailles, France
Jean-Antoine GALARD dit DESCLU was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Antoine married Therese ROUTHIER 28 November 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese ROUTHIER was born 2 February 1715 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Therese died 18 March 1752 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Therese was the child of Charles ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) and Brigitte LAVOIE.
son of Jean Baptiste Desclu and Marguerite Nicole Moreste
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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