Chrysostome
LEJEUNE dit BRIARD
(b.
abt. 1740
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
abt. 1817
,
Cape Breton, North-Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Chrysostome LEJEUNE dit BRIARD was born abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada
Chrysostome LEJEUNE dit BRIARD was the child of Germain LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Marie GUEDRY (GUILDRY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Marie THIBODEAU (maternal) Jean Baptiste GUEDRY and Madeleine MIUSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Chrysostome married Louise Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT abt. 1768 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT was born 3 March 1737 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia). Louise Marguerite died 20 October 1779 in Acadieville, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Louise Marguerite was the child of Pierre HACHE dit GALLANT and Cecile LAVERGNE.
Chrysostome LEJEUNE dit BRIARD died abt. 1817 in Cape Breton, North-Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Chrysostome 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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