Gabrielle Isabelle
FOREST dite MICHEL
(b.
abt. 1673
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
9 November 1710
,
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
)
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Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL was born abt. 1673 in Acadia, Canada
Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL was the child of Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne HÉBERT and Marie GAUDETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabrielle Isabelle married Jean-Pierre BRASSEAU (BRAZEAU) abt. 1691 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Pierre BRASSEAU (BRAZEAU) was born abt. 1663 in France. Jean-Pierre died 18 October 1729 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).
Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL died 9 November 1710 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .
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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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