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Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD was born abt. 1656 in Acadia, Canada
Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD was the child of Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Unknown DOUCET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEJEUNE and Unknown UNKNOWN (maternal) Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie THIBODEAU abt. 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie THIBODEAU was born abt. 1663 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie died abt. 1704 Marie was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Jeanne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).
Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD died abt. 1712 in Acadia, 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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