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Jean-Baptiste LACOTE dit LAMARCHE was born abt. 1747 in France
Jean-Baptiste LACOTE dit LAMARCHE was the child of ? and ?Jean-Baptiste was an immigrant, arriving by 1783.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Agathe-Veronique ÉTHIER 4 November 1783 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Agathe-Veronique ÉTHIER was born 24 May 1747 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Agathe-Veronique died 19 September 1798 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Agathe-Veronique was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS.
son of Jean Baptiste Lacote and Marguerite Vilpreaux
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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