Ernest
LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR)
(b.
1 December 1875
,
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
d.
18 May 1969
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
)
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Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) was born 1 December 1875 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) was the child of Stanislas LECLERC and Marie-Anne LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Panteleon-Leon HOUDE dit LECLERC and Sophie DUFF (maternal) Alfred POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Sarah-Jane HARVEYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ernest married Marie-Arselia GIRARD 16 September 1901 in St-Germain de Grantham, Drummond, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Arselia GIRARD was born 30 June 1875 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville). Marie-Arselia died 30 November 1947 in Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Arselia was the child of Eugene GIRARD and Julie BOURBEAU.
Ernest LECLAIR dit HOUDE (CLAIR) died 18 May 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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