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Eusebe LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 16 July 1831 in St-Clément-de-Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Eusebe LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Josephte GROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marguerite DAOUST (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GROULX and Antoinette LABERGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Eusebe married Catherine-Martine NIDING 23 September 1851 in Sainte-Martine, Canada East . Catherine-Martine NIDING was born 14 October 1833 in Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada. Catherine-Martine was the child of Julien NIEDING (NIDING) and Nathalie TURCOT (TURCOTTE).
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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