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Jean Marie JOSSE dit ST-BRIEUX was born 23 August 1745 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jean Marie JOSSE dit ST-BRIEUX was the child of François JOSSE dit ST-BRIEUX and Marie Françoise LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François LANGLOIS and Madeleine COMEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Marie married Anne SAMSON 30 September 1771 in D'Escousse, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne SAMSON was born 20 April 1747 in Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia). Anne died 18 July 1790 Anne was the child of Mathieu-Francois SAMSON and Margaret POUGET dite LAPIERRE.
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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