Thomas ROY dit PORTELANCE

Born

abt. 1623 , France

Died

abt. 1700 , France

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Born: abt. 1623 in France

Parents of Thomas ROY dit PORTELANCE

Father

Portelance ROY LALIBERTE

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Thomas married Catherine DUBOIS abt. 1653 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DUBOIS was born abt. 1631 in France. Catherine died 11 January 1712 in Beaumont, Canada, New France .

Thomas ROY dit PORTELANCE died abt. 1700 in France.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas ROY dit PORTELANCE

Thomas ROY dit PORTELANCE married

Catherine DUBOIS
Marriage date: abt. 1653
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Children of Thomas ROY dit PORTELANCE and Catherine DUBOIS

Jean PORTELANCE

Born: abt. 1653, , France
Died: 31 March 1729 , Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Anne FORGUES 10 October 1683 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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