François ROUSSEL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

(b. abt. 1646 , France d. , )

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François ROUSSEL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born abt. 1646 in France

François ROUSSEL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant, arriving by 1671.

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

François married Madeleine PÉPIN 7 April 1671 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine PÉPIN was born 11 November 1657 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Madeleine died 8 July 1722 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Madeleine was the child of Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHIN.

son of Jacques Roussel and Madeleine Beauregard

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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