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Jean-Jacques-René LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 21 June 1691 in Rennes, St-Aubin, France
Jean-Jacques-René LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Jacques-René married Marie-Françoise CORNEAU 5 August 1716 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise CORNEAU was born 27 March 1700 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean CORNEAU and Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER.
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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