Marie
LAJOIE dite LASHAWA
(b.
26 June 1862
,
Tweed, Hastings, Canada West
d.
27 July 1947
,
Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
)
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Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA was born 26 June 1862 in Tweed, Hastings, Canada West
Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA was the child of Henry LASHWA dit LAJOIE and Marie-Mary LETENDRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA abt. 1882 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA was born August 1857 in Canada. Denis died 14 August 1933 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Denis was the child of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Angeline HUS LATRAVERSE.
Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA died 27 July 1947 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, 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.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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