Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE

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abt. 1740 , France

Died

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Born: abt. 1740 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jacques was an immigrant, arriving by 1762.

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Jacques married Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE 18 January 1762 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE was born abt. 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine died 13 November 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of François FOURNAISE dit LABOUCANE and Angélique SERRE dite ST-JEAN.

son of Philibert Denis and Marguerite Larbier

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Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE married

Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE
Marriage date: 18 January 1762
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE was the child of François FOURNAISE dit LABOUCANE and Angélique SERRE dite ST-JEAN

Children of Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNAISE

Josephte DENIS dite LAFRANCE

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile BOURQUE 1 June 1778 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Judith DENIS

Born: 24 October 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 November 1828, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: André ROBILLARD 7 October 1782 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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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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