Joseph ÉMERY dit CODERRE

(b. 19 July 1828 , Connecticut, USA d. , )

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Joseph ÉMERY dit CODERRE was born 19 July 1828 in Connecticut, USA

Joseph ÉMERY dit CODERRE was the child of Joseph-Francois CODERRE and Marie Anne LEAVITT

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

Joseph married Élisabeth-Célina CATUDAL dite ST-JEAN 8 May 1849 in Saint-Césaire, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Élisabeth-Célina CATUDAL dite ST-JEAN was born 26 April 1830 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Élisabeth-Célina died 26 August 1862 in Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Québec, Canada. Élisabeth-Célina was the child of Jean-Baptiste CATUDAL dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS.

Baptised 17 November 1830, St Cesaire, Quebec

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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