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Pierre Joseph GODIN dit CHATILLON was born abt. 1709 in Acadia, Canada
Pierre Joseph GODIN dit CHATILLON was the child of Gabriel GODIN dit CHATILLON and Andree-Angelique JEANNE dite ROBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GODIN dit CHATILLON and Jeanne-Marie ROUSSELIÈRE (maternal) Robert JEANNE and Françoise-Madeleine SAVARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre Joseph married Marie Josephe BOURG 22 August 1730 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Marie Josephe BOURG was born 16 June 1711 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie Josephe died 5 September 1792 in Louisiana, USA. Marie Josephe was the child of Alexandre BOURG dit BELLE-HUMEUR and Marguerite MELANÇON (MELANSON).
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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