Joseph
LEGER dit LA PETIT HOUPPE
(b.
July 1749
,
Acadia
d.
30 May 1815
,
Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Joseph LEGER dit LA PETIT HOUPPE was born July 1749 in Acadia
Joseph LEGER dit LA PETIT HOUPPE was the child of Joseph LEGER dit FLUZAN and Claire LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Anne AMIRAULT (maternal) René LEBLANC and Anne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marguerite MAILLET abt. 1775 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MAILLET was born 4 March 1755 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Charles MAILLET and Marie BABINEAU.
Joseph LEGER dit LA PETIT HOUPPE died 30 May 1815 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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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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