Mary Ann
CASSE dite ST AUBIN
(b.
18 September 1753
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
abt. 1810
,
Detroit, Michigan Territory
)
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Mary Ann CASSE dite ST AUBIN was born 18 September 1753 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Mary Ann CASSE dite ST AUBIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Ann married Louis RENAUD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis RENAUD was born 29 August 1739 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died abt. 1801 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Mary Ann CASSE dite ST AUBIN died abt. 1810 in Detroit, Michigan Territory.
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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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