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François LAPIERRE dit LAROCHE was born abt. 1655 in France
François LAPIERRE dit LAROCHE was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1673.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Jeanne RAIMBAULT abt. 1680 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jeanne RAIMBAULT was born abt. 1660 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jeanne died 8 October 1737 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Jeanne was the child of René RAIMBAULT and Anne Marie UNKNOWN.
François LAPIERRE dit LAROCHE died abt. 1707 in Acadia, Canada.
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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