Jean LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL

(b. abt. 1715 , France d. , )

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Jean LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL was born abt. 1715 in France

Jean LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1745.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Louise-Charlotte TRUILLIER dite LACOMBE 16 January 1745 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louise-Charlotte TRUILLIER dite LACOMBE was born 16 August 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louise-Charlotte died 23 July 1774 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise-Charlotte was the child of Jean TRULIER (TRULLIER) dit LACOMBE and Marie-Anne BROSSEAU.

son of Andre Leroux and Francoise Imbert

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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