Francois
CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS
(b.
13 October 1912
,
St-Melanie, Joliette, Québec, Canada
d.
26 February 1973
,
St-Melanie, Joliette, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS was born 13 October 1912 in St-Melanie, Joliette, Québec, Canada
Francois CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS was the child of Zepherin CORNELLIER dit DÉSIRE and Herminie BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Camille BAILLARGEAN and Philomene DUQUETTEFrancois CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS died 26 February 1973 in St-Melanie, Joliette, Québec, Canada.
m. Bertha Menard, daughter of Albert Menard and Anna Corner
27 décembre 1941
St-Félix-de-Valois, Québec
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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