Jean Francois
BILLY dit COURVILLE
(b.
abt. 1682
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d.
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Jean Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE was born abt. 1682
Jean Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE was the child of Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Francois married Marguerite VIENS JEAN VIVIER 7 June 1712 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite VIENS JEAN VIVIER was born 24 August 1688 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marguerite was the child of Vivien JEAN and Catherine GATEAU.
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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