Charles
BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ
(b.
20 February 1728
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
,
)
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Charles BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ was born 20 February 1728 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Charles BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ was the child of Charles-Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Thérèse AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ and Anne POIRIER (maternal) Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Thérèse MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Louise DUPUIS 28 September 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise DUPUIS was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise was the child of François DUPUIS and Marie-Anne ROY.
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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