Catherine
COURNOYER dite MENON
(b.
9 February 1898
,
Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
d.
21 March 1978
,
Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine COURNOYER dite MENON was born 9 February 1898 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
Catherine COURNOYER dite MENON was the child of Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER and Exerile COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul COURNOYER and Julie PAUL HUS (maternal) Narcisse COURNOYER and Marguerite HUS COURNOYERCatherine COURNOYER dite MENON died 21 March 1978 in Saint-Robert, Québec, 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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