Stephen A Joseph (Etienne)
DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE
(b.
9 March 1855
,
Bolton Forest, Eastman, Brome, Quebec, Canada
d.
26 September 1933
,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Stephen A Joseph (Etienne) DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 9 March 1855 in Bolton Forest, Eastman, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Stephen A Joseph (Etienne) DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Pierre-Paul DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Angele SIMONEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Stephen A Joseph (Etienne) married Elizabeth Victoria DION (YON) 8 January 1877 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Victoria DION (YON) was born 18 March 1859 in Plainfield, New Hampshire, USA (Meriden). Elizabeth Victoria died 18 February 1941 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Elizabeth Victoria was the child of Pierre "Peter" DION (YON) and Mathilde Martha POULIN.
Stephen A Joseph (Etienne) DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 26 September 1933 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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