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Pierre HEBERT dit LE JEUNE was born abt. 1712 in Acadia, Canada
Pierre HEBERT dit LE JEUNE was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste HÉBERT and Marie Anne DOUCET (maternal) Claude GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie BERNARD abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada . Marie BERNARD was born abt. 1714 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of René BERNARD and Anne BELOU.
Pierre HEBERT dit LE JEUNE died 1 January 1752 in Acadia, Canada.
m. Bernard Marie
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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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