Isidore
DOIRON dit BONHOMME
(b.
3 January 1787
,
Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
12 May 1856
,
Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Isidore DOIRON dit BONHOMME was born 3 January 1787 in Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Isidore DOIRON dit BONHOMME was the child of François DOIRON and Geneviève VAUTOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FOREST (maternal) Joseph-Joachim-Pierre VAUTOUR and Marie-Josephe VIVIERIsidore DOIRON dit BONHOMME died 12 May 1856 in Memramcook, Westmorland, 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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