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Jean-Baptiste DAIGLE dit JEANNOT was born abt. 1730 in France
Jean-Baptiste DAIGLE dit JEANNOT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie GERBERT dite JALBERT 4 October 1754 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Marie GERBERT dite JALBERT was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT and Marguerite AUBERTIN.
son of Martin Daigle and Catherine Doitras
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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