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Louis RENAUD dit TOURANGEAU was born 19 June 1732 in Tours, St-Clement, Indre-et-Loire, France
Louis RENAUD dit TOURANGEAU was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Jeanne JACQUES 4 April 1758 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne JACQUES was born 27 February 1731 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Jeanne died 3 May 1795 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Catherine ALLARD.
son of Francois Renaud and Catherine Fournier
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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