Celina BELAIRE dite DELBEC

(b. 8 December 1861 , Canada West d. 3 January 1934 , Rutherglen, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada )

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Celina BELAIRE dite DELBEC was born 8 December 1861 in Canada West

Celina BELAIRE dite DELBEC was the child of ? and ?

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Celina married Murdoch MCQUARRY 14 August 1880 in Mattawa, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Murdoch MCQUARRY was born abt. 1853 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Celina BELAIRE dite DELBEC died 3 January 1934 in Rutherglen, Nipissing, Ontario, 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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