Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR

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abt. 1661 , Acadia, Canada

Died

abt. 1699 , Acadia, Canada

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Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR Jeanne MOTIN

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Born: abt. 1661 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR

Mother: Jeanne MOTIN

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Jacques married Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON) abt. 1685 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON) was born abt. 1668 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne died 26 September 1754 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS.

Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR died abt. 1699 in Acadia, 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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Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR married

Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Marriage date: abt. 1685
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON) was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS

Marriage notes:

Anne, married Jacques de Saint-Étienne dit la Tour.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume II. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR and Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON)

Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR

Born: abt. 1686, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Jeanne ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR

Born: abt. 1688, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 9 August 1732, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie

Married: Jacques DAVID dit PONTIF 19 November 1703 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Pierre ROUSSEAU DE SOUVIGNY 18 February 1716 Place: Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island)

Marie Agathe ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR

Born: abt. 1690, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1743, , Ireland

Anne Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR

Born: abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 26 September 1764, St-Domingue, Le Mirebalais, France

Married: Jean-Baptiste PORLIER 6 February 1714 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR

Born: abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

François ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR

Born: abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR

Born: abt. 1696, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite RICHARD 16 January 1736 Place: Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island)

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