François ADNAIN dit LAJOYE

(b. abt. 1735 , France d. , )

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François ADNAIN dit LAJOYE was born abt. 1735 in France

François ADNAIN dit LAJOYE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Josephe-Charlotte ROY 29 September 1760 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe-Charlotte ROY was born 6 May 1741 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephe-Charlotte was the child of Antoine ROY and Marie-Josephte RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD.

son of Pierre Adnain and Marie-Anne Buegau

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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