Joseph
DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR
(b.
abt. 1743
,
d.
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Joseph DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR was born abt. 1743
Joseph DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR was the child of Claude DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Catherine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Jeanne DALPE dite PARISEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Suzanne PERRAULT 21 November 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne PERRAULT was born 15 September 1746 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Suzanne was the child of Jean PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE and Marie-Suzanne HAYET dite MALO.
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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