Marin VARIN dit GAUDRIOLE

(b. abt. 1649 , France d. , )

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Marin VARIN dit GAUDRIOLE was born abt. 1649 in France

Marin VARIN dit GAUDRIOLE was the child of ? and ?

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Marin married Anne-Marie MASSARD 28 June 1688 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne-Marie MASSARD was born 20 February 1667 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne-Marie died 20 October 1753 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Anne-Marie was the child of Nicolas MASSARD and Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS.

son of Louis Varin and Francoise Lucas

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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