Paul
DUGUAY dit LEVIEUX
(b.
22 July 1773
,
Elysian Fields, Cumberland, Nova-Scotia, Canada
d.
24 August 1841
,
Barrachois, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Paul DUGUAY dit LEVIEUX was born 22 July 1773 in Elysian Fields, Cumberland, Nova-Scotia, Canada
Paul DUGUAY dit LEVIEUX was the child of Michel DUGUAY and Marie Josephe GIROUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois DUGUAY and Marie BONNEVIE (maternal) Louis Paul GIROUARD and Marie THIBODEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Anne BONNEVIE abt. 1796 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne BONNEVIE was born 6 August 1770 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne died 28 December 1815 in Shemogue, Acadie, Canada. Anne was the child of Joseph BONNEVIE and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT.
Paul DUGUAY dit LEVIEUX died 24 August 1841 in Barrachois, New Brunswick, Canada.
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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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