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Emmanuel LOPEZ dit MADÈRE was born abt. 1641 in Portugal
Emmanuel LOPEZ dit MADÈRE was the child of ? and ?Emmanuel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1675.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Emmanuel married Jeanne LEROUGE 25 February 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne LEROUGE was born abt. 1660 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 19 February 1735 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jeanne was the child of Jean LEROUGE and Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN).
Emmanuel LOPEZ dit MADÈRE died abt. 1686 in Québec Province, Canada.
Came from Madère, Portugal
Details of the family tree of Emmanuel appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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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