Jacques MARCAURELE dit LAFEUILLADE

(b. abt. 1736 , France d. , )

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Jacques MARCAURELE dit LAFEUILLADE was born abt. 1736 in France

Jacques MARCAURELE dit LAFEUILLADE was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant, arriving by 1759.

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

Jacques married Marie-Françoise VEGIARD 26 February 1759 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Françoise VEGIARD was born 11 April 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise was the child of Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE.

son of Jacques MarcAurele and Marie Verdiere

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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