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Augustin NORMANDEAU dit DESLAURIERS was born abt. 1670 in Poitiers, France
Augustin NORMANDEAU dit DESLAURIERS was the child of ? and ?Augustin was an immigrant, arriving by 1694.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Marie-Madeleine SASSEVILLE 18 January 1694 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine SASSEVILLE was born 27 April 1678 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine died 14 June 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre SASSEVILLE and Marie LE SEIGNEUR.
son of Jacques Normandeau and Catherine Boismoreau
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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