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Jean MARTIN dit LEFRANCOIS was born 3 November 1725 in St-Laurent-de-Terregatte
Jean MARTIN dit LEFRANCOIS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Geneviève MICHAUD 26 September 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève MICHAUD was born 21 April 1739 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Geneviève died 12 January 1818 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Anne-Angélique DUPERE.
son of Jean Francois Martin and Jeanne Lemoulu
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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