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Valentine GUILLAUME dit FONTAINE was born abt. 1699 in Paris, France
Valentine GUILLAUME dit FONTAINE was the child of ? and ?Valentine was an immigrant, arriving by 1720.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Valentine married Marguerite BARABÉ 10 February 1720 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BARABÉ was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 10 September 1766 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marguerite was the child of Noel BARABÉ and Michelle TOUSIGNANT.
son of Francois Guillaume and Jeanne Toussy
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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