Jean
LEGER dit LAROSETTE
(b.
28 January 1709
,
Port Royal, Acadia
d.
31 December 1762
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Jean LEGER dit LAROSETTE was born 28 January 1709 in Port Royal, Acadia
Jean LEGER dit LAROSETTE was the child of Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Madeleine TRAHAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume TRAHAN and Madeleine BRUNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie Marguerite COMEAU 2 May 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Marguerite COMEAU was born 24 September 1710 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Marguerite died 27 May 1779 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia). Marie Marguerite was the child of Abraham COMEAU and Marguerite PITRE.
Jean LEGER dit LAROSETTE died 31 December 1762 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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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