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François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT was born abt. 1670 in Bretagne, France
François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant, arriving by 1692.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne BOUCHER 21 January 1692 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne BOUCHER was born 28 February 1675 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 19 October 1762 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Galleron BOUCHER and Marie LECLERC.
daughter of Guillaume Duval de Ponthaut and Marie Giquelle
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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