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Joseph RAUCH dit LAMONTAGNE was born abt. 1764 in Austria
Joseph RAUCH dit LAMONTAGNE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine GIGUERE 9 February 1789 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GIGUERE was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Pierre GIGUERE and Madeleine BROUILLARD.
son of Joseph Rauch and Catherine Opermont of Innsbruck, Austria
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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