Jean-Pierre AUGER dit LAFLEUR

(b. abt. 1672 , France d. , )

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Jean-Pierre AUGER dit LAFLEUR was born abt. 1672 in France

Jean-Pierre AUGER dit LAFLEUR was the child of ? and ?

Jean-Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1698.

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

Jean-Pierre married Elisabeth DAGENAIS 15 November 1698 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Elisabeth DAGENAIS was born 26 May 1675 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Elisabeth died 27 May 1757 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre DAGENAIS dit LÉPINE and Anne BRANDON.

son of Jean Auger and Marie Giran

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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