Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL

Born

abt. 1575 , Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche, France

Died

13 January 1652 , Alençon, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France

Jean married Barbe ROUSSEAU? abt. 1599 in France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Barbe ROUSSEAU? was born abt. 1580 in France. Barbe died 13 October 1623 in France.

Parents & Family of Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL

Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL married

Barbe ROUSSEAU?
Marriage date: abt. 1599
Marriage place: , France

Children of Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL and Barbe ROUSSEAU?

Jean COIGNET

Born: abt. 1599, Castres, Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees, France
Died: 11 July 1628, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre COIGNET

Born: abt. 1600, Orne, Perche, France
Died: ,

Jeanne (Jehanne) COIGNET (COGNET)

Born: abt. 1605, Normandel, Perche, France
Died: 16 October 1652, Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey, Perche, France

Married: Philbert TREMBLAY 3 October 1623

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean's Québec records.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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