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Marc-Antoine GALIBERT dit COLOMBIERS was born abt. 1636 in France
Marc-Antoine GALIBERT dit COLOMBIERS was the child of ? and ?Marc-Antoine was an immigrant, arriving by 1660.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marc-Antoine married Suzanne DUVERGER 11 August 1660 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Suzanne DUVERGER was born abt. 1643 in Paris, France. Suzanne was the child of Jean-Jacques DUVERGER and Suzanne DUVAL.
son of Pierre Galibert and Francoise Faydit
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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