Elie
DUSSAULT dit LAFLEUR
(b.
7 September 1635
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
,
)
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Elie DUSSAULT dit LAFLEUR was born 7 September 1635 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie DUSSAULT dit LAFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Elie was an immigrant, arriving by 1663.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elie married Euphrosine Madeleine NICOLET 22 February 1663 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Euphrosine Madeleine NICOLET was born abt. 1628 in Canada. Euphrosine Madeleine died 30 September 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Euphrosine Madeleine was the child of Jean NICOLET and Unknown UNKNOWN.
son of Francois Dussault and Marie Delaunay
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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