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Jean-Baptiste-François CHOISY dit DESENNEY was born abt. 1705 in France
Jean-Baptiste-François CHOISY dit DESENNEY was the child of ? and ?Jean-Baptiste-François was an immigrant, arriving by 1730.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste-François married Ursule ROBIN 27 November 1730 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule ROBIN was born 28 February 1707 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Ursule died 2 March 1745 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Ursule was the child of François ROBIN and Marie-Françoise MIGNERON.
son of Marc Antoine Sennecy and Jeanne Francoise Debosne
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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