Dominique DESTREE dit SANSOUCY

(b. abt. 1678 , France d. , )

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Dominique DESTREE dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1678 in France

Dominique DESTREE dit SANSOUCY was the child of ? and ?

Dominique was an immigrant, arriving by 1698.

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

Dominique married Anne-Marie HOGUE 22 November 1698 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Anne-Marie HOGUE was born abt. 1678 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Anne-Marie was the child of Pierre HOGUE and Jeanne THEODORE dite GILLES.

son of Jean Destree and Marie Larose

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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