Jean JANOT dit LACHAPELLE

(b. abt. 1758 , Canada d. , )

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Jean JANOT dit LACHAPELLE was born abt. 1758 in Canada

Jean JANOT dit LACHAPELLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT and Geneviève-Anne-Charlotte RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Petronille TESSIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Thérèse-Anne BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

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

Jean married Marguerite GIRAUDEAU 7 February 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GIRAUDEAU was born 10 July 1760 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 7 August 1790 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marguerite was the child of Jean Baptiste GIRAUDEAU and Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER.

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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