Jean Baptiste
BRILLANT dit BEAULIEU
(b.
abt. 1730
,
Bretagne, France
d.
2 March 1789
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
)
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Jean Baptiste BRILLANT dit BEAULIEU was born abt. 1730 in Bretagne, France
Jean Baptiste BRILLANT dit BEAULIEU was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Francoise Itagisse CHRETIENNE 6 July 1752 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise Itagisse CHRETIENNE was born abt. 1730 in Canada. Francoise Itagisse died 22 August 1781 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Francoise Itagisse was the child of Ottawa ITAGISSE and Ojibwa CHRETIENNE.
Jean Baptiste BRILLANT dit BEAULIEU died 2 March 1789 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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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