Joseph
CONSIGNY dit SANSFAÇON
(b.
abt. 1785
,
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
13 January 1835
,
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Joseph CONSIGNY dit SANSFAÇON was born abt. 1785 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph CONSIGNY dit SANSFAÇON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie Perpetue MARTIN 7 February 1809 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Perpetue MARTIN was born 31 July 1789 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston). Marie Perpetue died abt. 1870 in Van Buren, Maine, USA.
Joseph CONSIGNY dit SANSFAÇON died 13 January 1835 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, 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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