Angélique
GIRAUD dite ST-JEAN
(b.
28 July 1715
,
Caraquet, Gloucester, Acadia
d.
7 February 1805
,
Canada
)
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Angélique GIRAUD dite ST-JEAN was born 28 July 1715 in Caraquet, Gloucester, Acadia
Angélique GIRAUD dite ST-JEAN was the child of Gabriel GIRAUD dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine UNKNOWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Angélique married Jean-Joseph BOUTHILLIER 1 September 1740 in Caraquet, Gloucester, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Joseph BOUTHILLIER was born abt. 1720 in Paris, France.
Angélique GIRAUD dite ST-JEAN died 7 February 1805 in Canada.
m. (2) Pierre Gallien
Details of the family tree of Angélique 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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