François VECAULT dit VERREAU (VÉCOT)

(b. abt. 1669 , France d. , )

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François VECAULT dit VERREAU (VÉCOT) was born abt. 1669 in France

François VECAULT dit VERREAU (VÉCOT) was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant, arriving by 1688.

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

François married Françoise POIRIER abt. 1688 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise POIRIER was born 7 March 1672 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Françoise died 14 July 1691 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise was the child of Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie LANGLOIS.

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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