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DUMONTIER dit BRILLANT Family Genealogy
François DUMONTIER dit BRILLANT was born abt. 1668 in Paris, France. François DUMONTIER dit BRILLANT was the child of ? and ?
François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1691.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne RIVARD dite LORANGER 27 February 1696 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Anne RIVARD dite LORANGER was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 15 October 1750 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Anne was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Madeleine GUILLET.
François DUMONTIER dit BRILLANT died abt. 1714 in Canada.
son of Michel Dumontier and Francoise Breval
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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)
1696 Marriage / Partner
François DUMONTIER dit BRILLANT and Marie-Anne RIVARD dite LORANGER 27 February 1696, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1698 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DUMONTIER was born 19 October 1698, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)- 1701 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUMONTIER was born 30 August 1701, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) - 1705 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DUMONTIER was born 19 January 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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