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Marc PHILIE dit LAVIGNE was born abt. 1689 in France
Marc PHILIE dit LAVIGNE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marc married Catherine BRUNEL 5 August 1714 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine BRUNEL was born 12 April 1689 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Suzanne BERTAULT.
son of Thomas Philie and Antoinette Lugnac
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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