Jacques
JARNAC dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
abt. 1737
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d.
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Jacques JARNAC dit ST-GERMAIN was born abt. 1737
Jacques JARNAC dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie-Madeleine CHAMBERLAND 11 February 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine CHAMBERLAND was born 16 March 1737 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 17 May 1793 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Etienne CHAMBERLAND and Madeleine LOIGNON.
son of Jacques Jarnac and Anne Dupuy
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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