Catherine
BRILLANT dite BEAULIEU
(b.
28 April 1753
,
Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
,
)
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Catherine BRILLANT dite BEAULIEU was born 28 April 1753 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Catherine BRILLANT dite BEAULIEU was the child of Jean Baptiste BRILLANT dit BEAULIEU and Francoise Itagisse CHRETIENNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Ottawa ITAGISSE and Ojibwa CHRETIENNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Antoine MESNY 9 July 1770 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine MESNY was born 1 June 1751 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Antoine died 30 January 1797 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Antoine was the child of Antoine MESNY and Anne Jeanne SÉGUIN.
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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