Esther Marie
MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE
(b.
21 August 1813
,
Prescott, Upper Canada
d.
9 December 1882
,
Russell, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada
)
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Esther Marie MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was born 21 August 1813 in Prescott, Upper Canada
Esther Marie MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Esther Marie married Jean-Baptiste BRIERE 3 August 1841 in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BRIERE was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 20 December 1890 in Russell, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
Esther Marie MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE died 9 December 1882 in Russell, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, 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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