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François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU was born abt. 1644 in France
François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1683.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP abt. 1683 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP was born abt. 1665 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Jean Beneque PITRE and Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET).
François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU died 15 April 1737 in Truro, Acadie .
Son of Pierre Amirault and Anne Robichaud
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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