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Jacques-Guillaume BOETARD dit ST-SEVERE was born abt. 1721 in St-Severe, Rouen, France
Jacques-Guillaume BOETARD dit ST-SEVERE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques-Guillaume married Marie-Françoise PEPIN 20 April 1744 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise PEPIN was born 27 February 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Françoise died 30 December 1783 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean PEPIN and Marguerite MOREAU.
son of Jacques Boetard and Marie Hervier
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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