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Joseph SAPEN dit CAMPION was born abt. 1787 in North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Joseph SAPEN dit CAMPION was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie NEPISSING abt. 1830 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie NEPISSING was born abt. 1810 in Northwest Territories, Canada.
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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Marie NEPISSING-- Date: abt. 1830 Place:
Children of Joseph SAPEN dit CAMPION and Marie NEPISSING:
Madeleine SAPEN dite CAMPION (b.abt. 1830, , North West Territories (Alberta), Canada d. February 1879, Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada)
m. Joseph BELCOURT 23 February 1846
Marie NEPISSING-- Date: abt. 1830 Place: Children of Joseph SAPEN dit CAMPION and Marie NEPISSING:
Madeleine SAPEN dite CAMPION (b.abt. 1830, , North West Territories (Alberta), Canada d. February 1879, Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada)m. Joseph BELCOURT 23 February 1846
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