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François-Jean-Pascal LANTHIER dit SENTIER was born abt. 1739 in France
François-Jean-Pascal LANTHIER dit SENTIER was the child of ? and ?François-Jean-Pascal was an immigrant, arriving by 1768.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Jean-Pascal married Marie-Felicite-Euphronsine BELANGER 25 January 1768 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Felicite-Euphronsine BELANGER was born 9 August 1749 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Felicite-Euphronsine died 17 September 1823 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Felicite-Euphronsine was the child of Charles BÉLANGER and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER.
son of Louis Lanthier Santier and Louise Dupré
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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