Antoine
DESCOMPS dit LABADIE
(b.
April 1771
,
Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
d.
11 February 1829
,
Thames River, Kent, Upper Canada
)
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Antoine DESCOMPS dit LABADIE was born April 1771 in Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
Antoine DESCOMPS dit LABADIE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie Francoise Godefroy BALARD 19 February 1798 in Detroit, Michigan Territory . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Francoise Godefroy BALARD was born abt. 1774 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marie Francoise Godefroy died 11 February 1829
Antoine DESCOMPS dit LABADIE died 11 February 1829 in Thames River, Kent, Upper 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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