Philomene
LEROUX dite CARDINAL
(b.
2 April 1839
,
St Jean Baptiste, Quebec, Canada
d.
17 November 1913
,
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Philomene LEROUX dite CARDINAL was born 2 April 1839 in St Jean Baptiste, Quebec, Canada
Philomene LEROUX dite CARDINAL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Philomene married Frank LITTLE 29 June 1858 in Champlain, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frank LITTLE was born 24 August 1833 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Frank died 19 December 1895 in Massachusetts, USA. Frank was the child of Michel Andre GOBIN dit PETIT and Francoise ACHIM dite ST ANDRE.
Philomene LEROUX dite CARDINAL died 17 November 1913 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.
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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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