François
COMEAU dit LE JEUNE
(b.
abt. 1756
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
abt. 1832
,
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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François COMEAU dit LE JEUNE was born abt. 1756 in Acadia, Canada
François COMEAU dit LE JEUNE was the child of Ambroise COMEAU and Marguerite CORMIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON and Jeanne BOURG (maternal) Germain CORMIER and Marie Josephe LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Elisabeth BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) abt. 1795 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) was born 28 April 1767 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Elisabeth died 22 November 1835 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Joseph Athanase BOUDREAU and Felicite ORION dite CHAMPAGNE.
François COMEAU dit LE JEUNE died abt. 1832 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, 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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