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Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS was born abt. 1690 in France
Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS was the child of Henri LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Marguerite BASILEJean-Joseph was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1721.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Joseph married Anne VINCENT 22 November 1721 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Anne VINCENT was born abt. 1699 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Anne died 16 December 1757 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Anne was the child of Michel Dit Clement VINCENT and Marie Josephe RICHARD.
Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS died abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Joseph appear below.
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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