Jeremiah
STEADY OR GIBOIN dit TRANQUILLE
(b.
June 15, 1826
,
St Jean Batise, Montreal, PQ, Canada
d.
May 17, 1911
,
Brighton, Vermont, USA
)
Age: 85
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Jeremiah STEADY OR GIBOIN dit TRANQUILLE was born June 15, 1826 in St Jean Batise, Montreal, PQ, Canada
Jeremiah STEADY OR GIBOIN dit TRANQUILLE was the child of Louis GIBOIN dit TRANQUILLE and Charlotte FILY DITE LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeremiah married Hannah CORRIVEAU . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah CORRIVEAU was born April 10, 1833 in St Johnsbury, Vermont, USA. Hannah died December 27, 1916 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Jeremiah STEADY OR GIBOIN dit TRANQUILLE died May 17, 1911 in Brighton, Vermont, USA .
His family name was Giboin. It became Giboin dit Tranquille in Canada. Half of the family wanted to anglicize the name to Steady and half of the family kept the surname of Giboin. Some of the Giboins settled in Portland, Maine, USA
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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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