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Jean MATHIEU dit LAMANQUE was born abt. 1700 in Poitiers, France
Jean MATHIEU dit LAMANQUE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1730.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite JODOUIN (JODOIN) 2 December 1730 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite JODOUIN (JODOIN) was born abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 4 January 1774 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marguerite was the child of Claude JODOUIN (JODOIN) and Marguerite DERY.
son of Francois Mathieu and Marguerite Lavaux
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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