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Jean-Baptiste LACAGE dit ST-JEAN was born abt. 1692 in France
Jean-Baptiste LACAGE dit ST-JEAN was the child of ? and ?Jean-Baptiste was an immigrant, arriving by 1714.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS 12 February 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS was born 11 July 1694 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Catherine died 8 December 1761 in Saint-Pierre-du-Portage, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Charlotte CHAUDILLON.
son of Jean-Baptiste Lacage and Angèle Leforme
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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