Jean
GUY dit LEROUVIER
(b.
abt. 1646
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
,
)
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Jean GUY dit LEROUVIER was born abt. 1646 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jean GUY dit LEROUVIER was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1671.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie LEREAU 7 January 1671 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEREAU was born abt. 1657 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Suzanne JAROUSSEL.
son of Jean Guy and Jeanne Lacure
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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