Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE

(b. abt. 1740 , France d. , )

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Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE was born abt. 1740 in France

Jacques DENIS dit LAFRANCE was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant, arriving by 1762.

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

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Madeleine died 13 November 1796 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François FOURNAISE dit LABOUCANE and Angélique SERRE dite ST-JEAN.

son of Philibert Denis and Marguerite Larbier

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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