Marie Archange Exupere
FONTAINE dite LAROCQUE
(b.
abt. 1743
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d.
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Marie Archange Exupere FONTAINE dite LAROCQUE was born abt. 1743
Marie Archange Exupere FONTAINE dite LAROCQUE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Archange Exupere married Joseph-Francois AUCLAIR 17 November 1766 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Francois AUCLAIR was born 27 April 1743 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Joseph-Francois was the child of Joseph-François AUCLAIR and Marie-Louise RENAUD.
daughter of Roch Lafontaine and Jeanne Boivin
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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