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Edouard GIBOULEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 8 December 1815 in Oswego, New York, USA
Edouard GIBOULEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of Joseph GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josette-Charlotte BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Theotiste CATY (maternal) Étienne BAUDRY (BEAUDRY) and Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edouard married Catherine GOSSELIN abt. 1836 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GOSSELIN was born 17 January 1814 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury).
Edouard GIBOULEAU dit LAFLEUR died 23 June 1882
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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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