Nicolas LAUNAY dit LACROIX

(b. abt. 1704 , France d. , )

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Nicolas LAUNAY dit LACROIX was born abt. 1704 in France

Nicolas LAUNAY dit LACROIX was the child of ? and ?

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Nicolas married Angélique ROY 9 May 1729 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique ROY was born 27 September 1688 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Angélique died 23 August 1751 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Angélique was the child of Nicolas ROY and Marie-Madelaine LEBLONDE.

son of Julien Launay and Francoise Perlin

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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