Adrien LEGRIS dit LEPINE

(b. abt. 1745 , Canada d. , )

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Adrien LEGRIS dit LEPINE was born abt. 1745 in Canada

Adrien LEGRIS dit LEPINE was the child of Adrien LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Jeanne MORIN (maternal) Étienne CHEVALIER and Marguerite LESSARD

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

Adrien married Marie Osithe THIBODEAU 27 April 1772 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Osithe THIBODEAU was born abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Osithe died 12 August 1830 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie Osithe was the child of Prosper THIBODEAU and Helene BARIAU (BERIAULT).

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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