William Georges
CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR
(b.
25 June 1873
,
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
d.
5 January 1954
,
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
)
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William Georges CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR was born 25 June 1873 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada
William Georges 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 LAFRANCEWilliam Georges CAILLÉ dit LECLAIR died 5 January 1954 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
m. Mary Anne Curran
13 Jan 1899 • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Details of the family tree of William appear below.
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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