François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON

(b. abt. 1720 , France d. , )

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François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON was born abt. 1720 in France

François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant, arriving by 1740.

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

François married Marie-Louise-Françoise SAUVAGE 20 November 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise-Françoise SAUVAGE was born 2 August 1719 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Louise-Françoise was the child of François SAUVAGE dit SERGENT and Marie-Françoise MOUET DE MORAS.

son of Etienne Caisse and Michelle Mougin

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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