Jacques CHEVRAINVILLE dit LAFONTAINE

(b. abt. 1620 , Paris, France d. 22 October 1663 , Paris, France )

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Jacques CHEVRAINVILLE dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1620 in Paris, France

Jacques CHEVRAINVILLE dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?

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Jacques married Marguerite-Leonarde BAUDON 31 December 1646 in Paris, France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite-Leonarde BAUDON was born abt. 1620 in Paris, France. Marguerite-Leonarde died abt. 1663 in Paris, France.

Jacques CHEVRAINVILLE dit LAFONTAINE died 22 October 1663 in Paris, France.
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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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