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Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ was born abt. 1701 in Acadia, Canada
Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ was the child of Jean ROY and Marie Christine HAUTBOIS dite DUBOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Madeleine married Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU 10 September 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU was born 19 August 1707 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Louis died 23 June 1787 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Louis was the child of René FONTAINE and Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON.
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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