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Ambroise GUAY dit LAGRENADE was born abt. 1719 in Paris, France
Ambroise GUAY dit LAGRENADE was the child of ? and ?Ambroise was an immigrant, arriving by 1759.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ambroise married Marie-Ursule SIMARD 26 February 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Marie-Ursule SIMARD was born 22 November 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Ursule died 11 March 1801 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Ursule was the child of François-Noel SIMARD and Usule PARE.
son of Antoine Guay and Marie Poulet
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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