Jean LAMOUREUX dit ROCHEFORT

(b. abt. 1664 , Rochefort, France d. September 1739 , Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia )

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Jean LAMOUREUX dit ROCHEFORT was born abt. 1664 in Rochefort, France

Jean LAMOUREUX dit ROCHEFORT was the child of ? and ?

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

Jean married Marie Madeleine PICHOT abt. 1698 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Madeleine PICHOT was born abt. 1664 Marie Madeleine was the child of Abraham PICHOT and Madeleine AUBERT.

Jean LAMOUREUX dit ROCHEFORT died September 1739 in Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia.
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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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