Françoise SAULNIER dite DUVERDIER

(b. abt. 1638 , France d. , )

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Françoise SAULNIER dite DUVERDIER was born abt. 1638 in France

Françoise SAULNIER dite DUVERDIER was the child of ? and ?

Françoise was an immigrant, arriving by 1659.

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

Françoise married Pierre LORRAIN dit LACHAPELLE 20 October 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LORRAIN dit LACHAPELLE was born abt. 1628 in France.

Françoise married (2) Jean ROY 7 October 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Jean ROY was born 20 August 1632 in France. Jean died 1 November 1689 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

daughter of Gilbert Saulnier and Antoinette Forchein

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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