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Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) was born abt. 1676 in France
Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) was the child of ? and ?Raymond was an immigrant, arriving by 1690.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Raymond married Rose MAILLOT abt. 1690 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Rose MAILLOT was born abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Rose died abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Rose was the child of René MAILLOT dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CHAPACOU.
Raymond married (2) Marie-Marguerite RENAUD 6 November 1702 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Marguerite RENAUD was born 16 October 1676 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Marguerite died 13 May 1755 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES.
son of Antoine Chesné and Catherine Agline
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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