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Toussaint-Jacques-David DELAYE dit FRANCOEUR was born abt. 1666 in France
Toussaint-Jacques-David DELAYE dit FRANCOEUR was the child of ? and ?Toussaint-Jacques-David was an immigrant, arriving by 1703.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint-Jacques-David married Suzanne JUNEAU (JOUINEAU) 25 October 1703 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Suzanne JUNEAU (JOUINEAU) was born 20 January 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Suzanne died 21 June 1753 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Suzanne was the child of Jean JUNEAU (JOUINEAU) and Anne VIDEAU DE LA GASSONNERIE.
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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