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Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE dit SECHERET was born abt. 1702 in France
Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE dit SECHERET was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte CHARRON dite DUCHARME 27 June 1734 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 1 June 1710 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Charlotte was the child of François CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE.
son of Jacques Secheret and Louise Poirier
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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