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Jean MARCHESSAULT dit LARAMÉE was born abt. 1690 in France
Jean MARCHESSAULT dit LARAMÉE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1710.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Madeleine GATIEN 10 November 1710 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GATIEN was born 26 April 1691 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 10 December 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Pierre GATIEN dit TOURANGEAU and Marie-Geneviève PINGUET dite LAGLARDIÈRE.
son of Jean Marchessault and Angélique Boutillier
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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