Cecile
CLEANE dite AMBEC
(b.
abt. 1770
,
d.
,
)
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Cecile CLEANE dite AMBEC was born abt. 1770
Cecile CLEANE dite AMBEC was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cecile married Jean-Luc BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) abt. 1798 in Québec Province, Canada . Jean-Luc BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) was born 15 August 1752 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jean-Luc died 30 April 1800 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jean-Luc was the child of Pierre-Ignace BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Françoise DEMERS.
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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