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Marie-Exerille VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 15 November 1884 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Exerille VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Exerile LEMOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie LETENDRE (maternal) François HUS LEMOINE and Hedwidge HUS COURNOYERm. 26 Jan 1903, Ste Anne, Ste-Anne-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Joseph Bergeron
(1882–)
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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