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Françoise Jeanne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE was born abt. 1668 in Port Royal, Acadia
Françoise Jeanne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE was the child of Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andre (Rene) BERNARD and Marie-Andree GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise Jeanne married Pierre MORIN 08 November 1682 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Pierre MORIN was born abt. 1662 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Pierre died 15 April 1741 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Pierre was the child of Pierre MORIN dit BOUCHER and Marie Madeleine MARTIN.
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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