Catherine
BILLARD dite BELLEFLEUR
(b.
abt. 1751
,
d.
,
)
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Catherine BILLARD dite BELLEFLEUR was born abt. 1751
Catherine BILLARD dite BELLEFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Gaspard-Henri BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE 29 July 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Gaspard-Henri BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE was born 18 November 1744 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Gaspard-Henri died 7 February 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Gaspard-Henri was the child of Antoine-Augustin BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE and Louise BERGERON.
daughter of Francois Billard and Marie Anne Desmoulins
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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