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Marie-Catherine DUFOUR dite SAINTE-FOY was born abt. 1736 in Rouen, France
Marie-Catherine DUFOUR dite SAINTE-FOY was the child of ? and ?Marie-Catherine was an immigrant, arriving by 1751.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married Pierre PAYMENT (PAIEMENT) dit LARIVIÈRE 6 September 1751 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Pierre PAYMENT (PAIEMENT) dit LARIVIÈRE was born 2 December 1706 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre was the child of Pierre PAYMENT (PAIEMENT) dit LARIVIÈRE and Geneviève MONDIN.
daughter of Francois Dufour and Marie Godevin
born at Ste Foy, Rouen, Normandie, France
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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