Marguerite LEGARDEUR dite REPENTIGNY

(b. abt. 1608 , France d. , )

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Marguerite LEGARDEUR dite REPENTIGNY was born abt. 1608 in France

Marguerite LEGARDEUR dite REPENTIGNY was the child of ? and ?

Marguerite was an immigrant, arriving by 1640.

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

Marguerite married Jacques LENEUF DE LAPOTERIE abt. 1630 in France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques LENEUF DE LAPOTERIE was born 7 November 1604 in Caen, France. Jacques died abt. 1685

daughter of Rene Legardeur and Catherine DeCorday

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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