François VIALET dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. abt. 1724 , France d. , )

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François VIALET dit LAVIOLETTE was born abt. 1724 in France

François VIALET dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant, arriving by 1752.

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

François married Madeleine FUSEAU dite ROCH 29 May 1752 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . Madeleine FUSEAU dite ROCH was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 27 November 1799 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Madeleine was the child of Mathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH and Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN.

son of Antoine Vialet and Françoise Castel

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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