Jean
COIGNET dit LEBREUIL
(b.
abt. 1575
,
Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche, France
d.
13 January 1652
,
Alençon, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
)
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Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL was born abt. 1575 in Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche, France
Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Barbe ROUSSEAU? abt. 1599 in France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Barbe ROUSSEAU? was born abt. 1580 in France. Barbe died 13 October 1623 in France.
Jean COIGNET dit LEBREUIL died 13 January 1652 in Alençon, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France.
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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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