Narcisse Edouard
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
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Born: 21 January 1819 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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.
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Birth — 1819
1840 Marriage / Partner
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England) 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England) 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)
1875 Death of Spouse/Partner 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)1884 Marriage of Child 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)1891 Death of ChildDeath — 1898Postcards and Memories of Grafton, Massachusetts, USA (Saundersville) (Fisherville)
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