Gilles PARIS dit LAMADELEINE

(b. abt. 1677 , France d. , )

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Gilles PARIS dit LAMADELEINE was born abt. 1677 in France

Gilles PARIS dit LAMADELEINE was the child of ? and ?

Gilles was an immigrant, arriving by 1702.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gilles married Marie-Louise CHARPENTIER 7 June 1702 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise CHARPENTIER was born 28 December 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 26 October 1739 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean CHARPENTIER and Barbe RENAUD.

son of Jean Paris and Francoise Crevier

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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