Joseph
PAQUIN dit POCHA
(b.
abt. 1795
,
Red River, Manitoba, Canada
d.
30 January 1896
,
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
)
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Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was born abt. 1795 in Red River, Manitoba, Canada
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Marguerite PICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PAQUIN and Genevieve LESIEGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie LAPOINTE 27 December 1837 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAPOINTE was born abt. 1810 in Northwest Territories, Canada. Marie died 25 March 1890 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Marie was the child of Antoine-Augustin LAPOINTE and Charlotte Larodove GLINEAU.
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA died 30 January 1896 in Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), 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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