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Luca (Luc) LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born abt. 1810
Luca (Luc) LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Madeleine THIBAULT (THEBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Josephte DUVAL (maternal) Mathurin THIBAULT (THEBEAU) and Catherine DUVALSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Luca (Luc) married Angele DUGUE (DUGUAY) 9 November 1830 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angele DUGUE (DUGUAY) was born 31 July 1811 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada . Angele died 28 April 1900 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Angele was the child of François DUGUAY and Marie DOIRON.
Luca (Luc) LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR died abt. 1835 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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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