Josephte
FOX dite BELANGER
(b.
abt. 1763
,
d.
,
)
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Josephte FOX dite BELANGER was born abt. 1763
Josephte FOX dite BELANGER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Jean-Baptiste SOREL 24 November 1783 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste SOREL was born 31 January 1758 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste died 27 August 1832 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel SOREL (SAUREL) and Catherine LESIEUR.
daughter of Georges Fox and Josephte Belanger dite Lalange
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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