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Nicolas DUFAYE dit LAMARCHE was born abt. 1683 in Limoges, St-Jean, Haute-Vienne, France
Nicolas DUFAYE dit LAMARCHE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Therese VARIN 23 November 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Therese VARIN was born abt. 1690 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Therese died 5 December 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Therese was the child of Marin VARIN dit GAUDRIOLE and Anne-Marie MASSARD.
son of Jean Dufaye and Antoinette Sire
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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