Marcel AUDET dit LAPOINTE

(b. 7 September 1869 , Lambton, Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1940 , York, Maine, USA )

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Marcel AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 7 September 1869 in Lambton, Québec, Canada

Marcel AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Theodule AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Angele ST HILAIRE

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Marcel married Marie Lucie THERRIEN 2 July 1888 in Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Lucie THERRIEN was born 14 July 1872 in Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada (St-Sebastien). Marie Lucie died 21 August 1950 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). Marie Lucie was the child of Philias THERRIEN and Lucie PINARD.

Marcel AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 30 May 1940 in York, Maine, 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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