Marguerite
HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD
(b.
abt. 1740
,
d.
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)
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Marguerite HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD was born abt. 1740
Marguerite HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD was the child of Pierre HOUATTE dit ST-GODARD (OUETTE) and Angélique JEFFREY (GEOFROY) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Thomas JEFFREY (GEOFROY) and Jeanne SALOUE (SALOIS)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste LECOQ dit LADOUCEUR 15 October 1757 in Fort Saint-Frédéric, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LECOQ dit LADOUCEUR was born abt. 1730 in France.
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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