François LAGRAVE dit ST-FRANCOIS

(b. abt. 1717 , France d. , )

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François LAGRAVE dit ST-FRANCOIS was born abt. 1717 in France

François LAGRAVE dit ST-FRANCOIS was the child of ? and ?

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François married Marie-Catherine HALAY (HALLÉ) 23 November 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine HALAY (HALLÉ) was born 8 January 1714 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Catherine died 17 July 1784 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Marie-Anne RANCIN.

François married (2) Marie-Anne RHEAUME dite DUMOULIN 17 April 1758 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne RHEAUME dite DUMOULIN was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 1 April 1795 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of René RHÉAUME and Marie GUYON.

son of Etienne Lagrave and Marie-Catherine Gardemont

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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