Jean Baptiste
AIDE dit CRÉQUY
(b.
17 November 1767
,
Grosse Pointe, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
,
)
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Jean Baptiste AIDE dit CRÉQUY was born 17 November 1767 in Grosse Pointe, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Jean Baptiste AIDE dit CRÉQUY was the child of Jean Baptiste CREQUY and Madeleine (Magdeleine) DUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste AIDE dit CRÉQUY and Marie-Louise MEZERAY (maternal) François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Marie Josephe DAVIDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Cecile MESNY 4 February 1793 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile MESNY was born 2 May 1776 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Cecile was the child of Antoine MESNY and Catherine BRILLANT dite BEAULIEU.
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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