François SEMME dit ST-FRANCOIS

(b. abt. 1751 , France d. , )

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François SEMME dit ST-FRANCOIS was born abt. 1751 in France

François SEMME dit ST-FRANCOIS was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Elisabeth Isabelle COMEAU 24 September 1772 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth Isabelle COMEAU was born 6 August 1728 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Elisabeth Isabelle died 25 December 1806 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth Isabelle was the child of Augustin COMEAU and Marie Jeanne LEVRON.

son of Francois Semme and Marie Sellier

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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