François Sylvestre
CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR
(b.
5 October 1861
,
Lanark, Canada West
d.
29 October 1923
,
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
)
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François Sylvestre CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR was born 5 October 1861 in Lanark, Canada West
François Sylvestre CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR was the child of Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR and Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Moyse CAILLÉ and Marie-Rosalie BELLEVILLE (maternal) Joseph TAILLEFER and Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCEFrançois Sylvestre CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR died 29 October 1923 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
m. Alice Margaret Bolton
26 Nov 1889 • Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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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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