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Marguerite LAPIERRE dite LAROCHE was born abt. 1690 in Acadia, Canada
Marguerite LAPIERRE dite LAROCHE was the child of François LAPIERRE dit LAROCHE and Jeanne RAIMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) René RAIMBAULT and Anne Marie UNKNOWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste DAVID 17 March 1715 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste DAVID was born 22 October 1693 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean DAVID and Marie-Anne PREVOST.
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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