Jean Louis
CARON dit CHEVALIER
(b.
abt. 1740
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d.
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Jean Louis CARON dit CHEVALIER was born abt. 1740
Jean Louis CARON dit CHEVALIER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Louis married Monique GUIMOND 22 April 1765 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . Monique GUIMOND was born 11 March 1731 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Monique died 3 April 1780 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Monique was the child of Joseph GUIMOND and Anne PLANTE.
son of Alexis Caron and Madeleine Coque
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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