Madeleine
SAPEN dite CAMPION
(b.
abt. 1830
,
North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
d.
February 1879
,
Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
)
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Madeleine SAPEN dite CAMPION was born abt. 1830 in North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Madeleine SAPEN dite CAMPION was the child of Joseph SAPEN dit CAMPION and Marie NEPISSINGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Joseph BELCOURT 23 February 1846 in Fort des Prairies, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BELCOURT was born 28 November 1823 in Lac St Anne, Alberta, Canada. Joseph died 23 February 1879 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph BELLECOURT and Catherine L'HIRONDELLE.
Madeleine SAPEN dite CAMPION died February 1879 in Edmonton, 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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