Marie Anne
GATE dite BELLEFLEUR
(b.
23 January 1796
,
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
9 October 1874
,
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Marie Anne GATE dite BELLEFLEUR was born 23 January 1796 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Anne GATE dite BELLEFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Anne married Augustin PELLETIER 1 June 1818 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin PELLETIER was born 2 August 1796 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Augustin died 25 November 1877 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston).
Marie Anne GATE dite BELLEFLEUR died 9 October 1874 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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