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Charles GAUTHIER dit JOLICOEUR was born 30 September 1728 in Angouleme, Charente, France
Charles GAUTHIER dit JOLICOEUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Angelique NORMAND 29 August 1768 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique NORMAND was born 3 February 1741 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angelique was the child of François NORMAND and Marie-Thérèse PARENT.
son of Jean-Baptiste Gauthier and Jeanne Bastard-Ballard
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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