Malvina
BRAYER dite ST PIERRE
(b.
28 September 1863
,
L'Île-Bizard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
d.
10 February 1928
,
Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
)
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Malvina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE was born 28 September 1863 in L'Île-Bizard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Malvina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE was the child of Charles BRAYER dit ST PIERRE and Genevieve JANVRY dite BELAIRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Malvina married Olivier LAVERGNE 30 June 1884 in Ripon, Papineau, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olivier LAVERGNE was born 24 May 1863 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Olivier died 17 March 1933 in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. Olivier was the child of Olivier LAVERGNE dit LEBUIS and Marguerite MONTREUIL.
Malvina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE died 10 February 1928 in Nipissing District, 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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