Laurent
DESPAROIS dit CHAMPAGNE
(b.
abt. 1700
,
d.
,
)
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Laurent DESPAROIS dit CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1700
Laurent DESPAROIS dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Madeleine BUREAU 1 June 1728 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine BUREAU was born 11 March 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Jean BUREAU and Marie-Madeleine VERMET.
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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