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Philippe GUYON dit DESLAURIERS was born abt. 1638 in France
Philippe GUYON dit DESLAURIERS was the child of ? and ?Philippe was an immigrant, arriving by 1684.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Philippe married Suzanne METAYER 13 November 1684 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne METAYER was born abt. 1664 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Suzanne died 20 November 1742 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada .
son of Philippe Guyon and Francoise Bernard
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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