Alexina
RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS
(b.
26 February 1876
,
Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Alexina RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS was born 26 February 1876 in Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Alexina RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexina married Henri PICHETTE 26 January 1892 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henri PICHETTE was born abt. 1876 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
daughter of Joseph Tancrède RENAUD DIT DESLAURIERS
(1857–1920) and Marie Robert (1853-1879)
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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