Etienne BILLY dit VERRIER

(b. abt. 1690 , France d. 30 January 1765 , France )

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Etienne BILLY dit VERRIER was born abt. 1690 in France

Etienne BILLY dit VERRIER was the child of ? and ?

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Etienne married Jeanne GIRARD (GIRARDIN) 21 November 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France . Jeanne GIRARD (GIRARDIN) was born 22 October 1694 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jeanne died 22 June 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jeanne was the child of Jean GIRARDIN and Dorothee RANCIN.

Etienne BILLY dit VERRIER died 30 January 1765 in France.

son of Pierre-Claude Debilly and Anne Proulx

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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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