Jacob MARSAC dit L'OULMETROU

(b. 16 May 1675 , France d. 27 April 1747 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) )

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Jacob MARSAC dit L'OULMETROU was born 16 May 1675 in France

Jacob MARSAC dit L'OULMETROU was the child of ? and ?

Jacob was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1706.

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

Jacob married Thérèse DAVID 12 June 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse DAVID was born 4 September 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Thérèse died 24 September 1727 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Thérèse was the child of Claude DAVID and Susanne DENOYON (NOYON).

Jacob MARSAC dit L'OULMETROU died 27 April 1747 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).

son of Jacob Marsac and Catherine Marsac

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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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