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Jean SEDINOT dit PRETABOIRE was born abt. 1730 in Angers, France
Jean SEDINOT dit PRETABOIRE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Archange CHEVAUDIER 11 June 1770 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange CHEVAUDIER was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Archange died 17 December 1809 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Archange was the child of Jean-Charles CHEVAUDIER and Françoise SICOTTE (SICOT).
son of Rene Sedinot and Honorée Monier
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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