Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL

(b. abt. 1709 , France d. , )

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Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL was born abt. 1709 in France

Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Marguerite DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE 30 September 1737 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE was born 16 October 1716 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marguerite was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE.

son of Antoine St-Romain and Jeanne Lagrave de Canlez of Flaunac, Cahors, Guyenne, France

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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