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Jacques-Joseph D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN was born abt. 1708 in France
Jacques-Joseph D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques-Joseph married Françoise PRIEUR 16 September 1733 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise PRIEUR was born 22 June 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise died 19 December 1785 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise was the child of Jean PRIEUR and Marie-Charlotte GLORY dite LA BIERE.
son of Jean D'Amours and Marguerite Moreau of Poitiers, Notre-Dame-de-Niort, FRANCE
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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