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Benoni BEAUREGARD dit BOLMANN was born abt. 1790
Benoni BEAUREGARD dit BOLMANN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benoni married Claire NADEAU 24 January 1814 in Joliette, Lower Canada . Claire NADEAU was born 12 August 1793 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Claire died 23 July 1877 in St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Canada. Claire was the child of Joseph-Marie NADEAU and Marguerite LAMARCHE dite MOMET.
Benoni BEAUREGARD dit BOLMANN died 22 April 1840 in St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Canada.
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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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