Marcelline
DOMINIQUE dite REAU
(b.
7 March 1811
,
Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Devon, Quebec, Canada
d.
13 February 1887
,
Saint-François, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Marcelline DOMINIQUE dite REAU was born 7 March 1811 in Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Devon, Quebec, Canada
Marcelline DOMINIQUE dite REAU was the child of Joseph-Marie DOMINIQUE and Claire GAUDREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marcelline married Firmin DAIGLE 2 March 1829 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Firmin DAIGLE was born 1 December 1794 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston). Firmin died 21 November 1833 in Frenchville, Maine, USA (Chateaugay) (Ste-Emilie) (Ste-Luce). Firmin was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAIGLE and Marie Anne CYR.
Marcelline DOMINIQUE dite REAU died 13 February 1887 in Saint-François, 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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