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Margaret POUGET dite LAPIERRE was born 5 September 1709 in Port Royal, Acadia
Margaret POUGET dite LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre POUGET dit LAPIERRE and Françoise MOYSE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François MOYSE and Madeleine VINCENTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Margaret married Mathieu-Francois SAMSON abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathieu-Francois SAMSON was born 14 August 1709 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Mathieu-Francois was the child of Gabriel SAMSON and Jeanne MARTIN.
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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