Madeleine DENIS dite LARONDE

(b. abt. 1784 , Canada d. , )

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Madeleine DENIS dite LARONDE was born abt. 1784 in Canada

Madeleine DENIS dite LARONDE was the child of Louis Marie DENIS dit LARONDE and Marie Madeleine WOSNESWESQUIGIGO (NE8TJIKIJIKOK8E) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre Francois Paul DENIS dit LARONDE and Marguerite-Suzanne CELLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Charles William GIBSON abt. 1802 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles William GIBSON was born abt. 1780

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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