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Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC was born abt. 1665 in France
Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC was the child of ? and ?Alexandre was an immigrant, arriving by 1688.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Jeanne-Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 7 January 1688 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne-Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born 28 October 1673 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne-Catherine died 10 March 1690 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jeanne-Catherine was the child of Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON).
Alexandre married (2) Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) 24 April 1690 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 5 July 1671 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 16 October 1737 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Jean DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Helene (Hellaine) DODIN (GODIN).
son of Olivier Languedoc dit Lacoste and Jeanne Bastier
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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