Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE

(b. abt. 1668 , France d. 27 March 1751 , Port Royal, Acadia )

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Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE was born abt. 1668 in France

Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1694.

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Jacques married Madeleine TRAHAN abt. 1694 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Madeleine TRAHAN was born abt. 1678 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine died 8 December 1742 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine was the child of Guillaume TRAHAN and Madeleine BRUN.

Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE died 27 March 1751 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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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