Paul CATY dit LAIGUILLE

(b. abt. 1679 , France d. , )

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Paul CATY dit LAIGUILLE was born abt. 1679 in France

Paul CATY dit LAIGUILLE was the child of ? and ?

Paul was an immigrant, arriving by 1704.

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

Paul married Geneviève BADEAU (BADAULT) 17 October 1704 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève BADEAU (BADAULT) was born 7 November 1683 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Geneviève died 23 August 1745 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Geneviève was the child of Jean BADEAU (BADAULT) and Marguerite CHALIFOUR.

son of Pierre Caty and Catherine Denoyon

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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