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Claude LAMARRE dit LEVEILLE was born 5 October 1714 in Bailleul-sur-Therain, Oise, France
Claude LAMARRE dit LEVEILLE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claude married Marie-Geneviève TARDIF 8 September 1749 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève TARDIF was born 6 February 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Geneviève died 19 June 1790 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Geneviève was the child of François TARDIF and Marie-Geneviève GIROUX.
son of Claude Lamarre and Marguerite Caron
Occupation
Claude LAMARRE dit LEVEILLE was a Charretier.
Claude LAMARRE dit LEVEILLE was a Charretier.
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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