Pierre Francois
BENETEAU dit LABALEINE
(b.
31 August 1745
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
3 March 1803
,
Essex, , Upper Canada
)
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Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE was born 31 August 1745 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre Francois married Marie-Françoise GAGNON 8 September 1767 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise GAGNON was born 8 October 1746 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise died 30 September 1824 in Essex, , Ontario, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of François GAGNON and Marie-Thecle DEBLOIS.
Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE died 3 March 1803 in Essex, , Upper 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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