George
BIENVENUE dit FONTAINE
(b.
8 February 1900
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
d.
6 September 1977
,
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
)
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George BIENVENUE dit FONTAINE was born 8 February 1900 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
George BIENVENUE dit FONTAINE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
George married Blanche BILODEAU dite LEFEBVRE 8 October 1923 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Blanche BILODEAU dite LEFEBVRE was born 11 March 1905 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Blanche died 2 May 1930 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.
George BIENVENUE dit FONTAINE died 6 September 1977 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.
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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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