Alphonsine-Leontine
GILBERT dite COMTOIS
(b.
abt. 1874
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
23 December 1956
,
St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, Québec, Canada
)
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Alphonsine-Leontine GILBERT dite COMTOIS was born abt. 1874 in Québec Province, Canada
Alphonsine-Leontine GILBERT dite COMTOIS was the child of Elzear GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Luce CROISETIERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CROISETIERE and Emilie TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alphonsine-Leontine married Gedeon BARIL 8 May 1894 in St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gedeon BARIL was born 26 January 1869 in St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, Québec, Canada. Gedeon died 31 January 1945 in St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, Québec, Canada. Gedeon was the child of Charles BARIL and Philomene ROBITAILLE.
Alphonsine-Leontine GILBERT dite COMTOIS died 23 December 1956 in St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, 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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