Julien LEONARD dit DUSABLON

(b. 12 April 1670 , France d. , )

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Julien LEONARD dit DUSABLON was born 12 April 1670 in France

Julien LEONARD dit DUSABLON was the child of ? and ?

Julien was an immigrant, arriving by 1698.

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

Julien married Barbe LEFRANCOIS 13 October 1698 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barbe LEFRANCOIS was born 5 April 1673 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe died 1 August 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Barbe was the child of Charles LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine TRIOT.

son of Jacques Leonard and Scholastique Gilles

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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