Antoinette
JUSSEREAU dite ST-AMANT
(b.
abt. 1733
,
d.
,
)
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Antoinette JUSSEREAU dite ST-AMANT was born abt. 1733
Antoinette JUSSEREAU dite ST-AMANT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoinette married Francois JOACHIM dit LAVERDURE 23 February 1751 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Francois JOACHIM dit LAVERDURE was born 23 July 1700 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Francois died 7 September 1756 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Francois was the child of Bernard JOACHIM dit LAVERDURE and Marguerite PEPIN.
daughter of Joseph-Élie Jussereau and Jeanne Fonteneau
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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