Rosanna
THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU
(b.
November 1881
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
abt. 1964
,
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Rosanna THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU was born November 1881 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Rosanna THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU was the child of Jean Baptiste RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) and Philomene BEAUDOUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rosanna married Philidor BENJAMIN 28 July 1902 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . Philidor BENJAMIN was born 9 July 1880 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Philidor died February 1965 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA. Philidor was the child of Cyrille-Edouard BENJAMIN and Marie-Malvina ROCHELEAU.
Rosanna THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU died abt. 1964 in Fairhaven, 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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