Jacques LOYER dit LATOUR

(b. 17 October 1626 , France d. 3 July 1669 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Jacques LOYER dit LATOUR was born 17 October 1626 in France

Jacques LOYER dit LATOUR was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.

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

Jacques married Marie-Madeleine SEVESTRE 23 October 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine SEVESTRE was born 2 January 1639 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine died 7 November 1706 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Charles SEVESTRE and Marie PICHON.

Jacques LOYER dit LATOUR died 3 July 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Noël Loyer and Renée Pérard

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Occupation

Jacques LOYER dit LATOUR was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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