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Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR was born 29 April 1726 in Claix, Isere, France
Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE 11 January 1762 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was born 6 December 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Charlotte-Catherine died 6 October 1796 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte-Catherine was the child of François-Jean BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY.
son of Jean Vernier and Catherine Balmet
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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