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Joseph DENIS dit LEVALON was born abt. 1650 in Artois, France
Joseph DENIS dit LEVALON was the child of ? and ?Joseph was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph never married Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS abt. 1672 . The marriage was annulled. Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS was born 30 August 1658 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite died 28 June 1715 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME and Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE).
son of Jacques Denis and Jeanne Couberonne
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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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