Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST

(b. abt. 1683 , France d. , )

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Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST was born abt. 1683 in France

Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1708.

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

Jean married Marguerite DROUSSON 28 May 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite DROUSSON was born 12 August 1685 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 17 August 1768 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite was the child of Robert DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne TARDÉ dite GEOFFROY.

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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