Jean PAQUELIN dit COMTOIS

(b. 27 July 1701 , France d. , )

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Jean PAQUELIN dit COMTOIS was born 27 July 1701 in France

Jean PAQUELIN dit COMTOIS was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1741.

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

Jean married Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE 3 July 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE was born 5 February 1702 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise died 14 March 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise was the child of Louis-Bertrand AUPRY dit LARAMÉE and Anne DUMAS.

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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