François
ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE
(b.
abt. 1677
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
8 December 1747
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE was born abt. 1677 in Acadia, Canada
François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE was the child of Étienne ROBICHAUD and Françoise BOUDROT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBICHAUD (ROBICHAUX) and Marie DE LA CHAUSSE? (maternal) Michel BOUDROT and Michelle AUCOINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) abt. 1702 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born abt. 1681 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Madeleine died 4 May 1753 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Madeleine was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).
François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE died 8 December 1747 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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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