François LEGER dit LAROSETTE

Born

14 October 1714 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

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Born: 14 October 1714 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of François LEGER dit LAROSETTE

Father

Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE

Mother

Madeleine TRAHAN

Grandparents of François LEGER dit LAROSETTE

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Maternal grandparents

Guillaume TRAHAN Madeleine BRUN

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

François married Madeleine COMEAU 25 May 1739 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine COMEAU was born 4 September 1720 in Port Royal, Acadia . Madeleine was the child of Abraham COMEAU and Marguerite PITRE.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LEGER dit LAROSETTE

François LEGER dit LAROSETTE married

Madeleine COMEAU
Marriage date: 25 May 1739
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Madeleine COMEAU was the child of Abraham COMEAU and Marguerite PITRE

Children of François LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Madeleine COMEAU

Charles LEGER

Born: 15 June 1749, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 17 May 1837, Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie BOURQUE 1790

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1714
14 October 1714
Port Royal, Acadia

1739 Marriage / Partner
François LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Madeleine COMEAU 25 May 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charles LEGER was born 15 June 1749, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François was 34 years old.

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