Pierre
ROBERT dit DURODEAU
(b.
abt. 1661
,
d.
,
)
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Pierre ROBERT dit DURODEAU was born abt. 1661
Pierre ROBERT dit DURODEAU was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite BERTHELOT 31 January 1718 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite BERTHELOT was born 22 August 1697 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jacques BERTHELOT and Marguerite PARENTEAU.
son of Simon Robert and Marguerite Rollet
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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