Margaret
RICARD dite LECOUR
(b.
abt. 1826
,
Stafford Township, Renfrew, Upper Canada
d.
10 May 1898
,
Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
)
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Margaret RICARD dite LECOUR was born abt. 1826 in Stafford Township, Renfrew, Upper Canada
Margaret RICARD dite LECOUR was the child of Pierre RICARD dit LECOUR and Mary M MCCAULEYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Margaret married Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT 14 February 1844 in Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT was born 17 December 1812 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste died 7 February 1878 in Stafford Township, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT and Marie "Anne" TURGEON.
Margaret RICARD dite LECOUR died 10 May 1898 in Cobden, Renfrew, 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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