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Alexina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE was born 8 July 1876 in Ile-Bizard, Québec, Canada
Alexina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE was the child of Isidore BRAYER dit ST PIERRE and Domitilde BINETTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexina married Telesphore SENECAL abt. 1900 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Telesphore SENECAL was born 5 July 1868 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Telesphore died 21 August 1930 in Ile-Bizard, Québec, Canada. Telesphore was the child of Charles SENECAL and Philema UNKNOWN.
Alexina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE died 2 June 1960
Details of the family tree of Alexina appear below.
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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