Charles RENOUX dit LEVEILLE

(b. 9 May 1715 , France d. , )

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Charles RENOUX dit LEVEILLE was born 9 May 1715 in France

Charles RENOUX dit LEVEILLE was the child of ? and ?

Charles was an immigrant, arriving by 1748.

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

Charles married Marie GEORGET 17 September 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie GEORGET was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Jean GEORGET dit CHÂTEAUBRIAND and Louise ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE.

son of Léonard Renoux and Marie-Anne Filleul

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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