Alexis
BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN
(b.
8 November 1841
,
Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
d.
23 March 1903
,
Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Alexis BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN was born 8 November 1841 in Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Alexis BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN was the child of Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN and Marie LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Euphemie MOUSSEAU 27 September 1857 in Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphemie MOUSSEAU was born abt. 1837 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Euphemie was the child of Francois-Germain MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Eloise-Domitilde HAMEL.
Alexis BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN died 23 March 1903 in Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, 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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