Melina
THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (REPPNO)
(b.
17 February 1884
,
Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
24 December 1974
,
Plainville, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Melina THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (REPPNO) was born 17 February 1884 in Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Melina THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (REPPNO) 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):
Melina married Edward CADIEUX 21 November 1903 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . Edward CADIEUX was born abt. 1874 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Melina THIRIAC dite RAPONNEAU (REPPNO) died 24 December 1974 in Plainville, 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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