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Jean MORASSE dit LORRAIN was born 21 March 1690 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Meuse, France
Jean MORASSE dit LORRAIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Thérèse DUCHESNEAU 8 November 1728 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thérèse DUCHESNEAU was born 20 April 1704 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Thérèse died 10 December 1760 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Thérèse was the child of René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET and Jeanne GUERIN.
son of Andre Morasse and Jeanne Villiers
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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