Jean
GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE
(b.
abt. 1678
,
Poitiers, France
d.
abt. 1710
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born abt. 1678 in Poitiers, France
Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1703.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie LEVRON 20 November 1703 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie LEVRON was born abt. 1685 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie died 1 August 1727 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie was the child of François LEVRON dit NANTAIS and Catherine SAVOIE.
Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE died abt. 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia .
son of Pierre Garceau and Jacquette Soulard of Poitiers, France
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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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