Joseph
BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH
(b.
abt. 1834
,
Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
d.
abt. 1886
,
Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
)
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Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH was born abt. 1834 in Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine SURPRENANT 24 December 1854 in Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SURPRENANT was born 10 May 1837 in Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, Alberta, Canada. Madeleine died abt. 1918 Madeleine was the child of Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie Anne MACOMTEHQUAYE IGNACE.
Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH died abt. 1886 in Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), 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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