Nicolaus-Josephus
DESCHAMPS dit BEAUCHAMPS
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Born: 12/1511 in Saint-Grégoire, 35278, Ille et Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Nicolaus-Josephus DESCHAMPS dit BEAUCHAMPS died 02/05/1593 in Ans, Liége, Belgium.
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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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Birth — 151112/1511
Saint-Grégoire, 35278, Ille et Vilaine, Bretagne, France
1565 - The pencil is invented (Conrad Gessner (Gesner), Switzerland) - In 1565, Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner is credited with inventing the pencil. He described a writing instrument consisting of a wooden holder enclosing a core of graphite, which was used for writing and drawing.
Death — 159302/05/1593
Ans, Liége, Belgium
He died at the age of 81.
Record added: 1/21/2021 9:54:09 AM
Last updated: 1/31/2021 1:24:28 PM
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