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Josephte GAUDRY dite BEAUDRY was born abt. 1780 in Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Josephte GAUDRY dite BEAUDRY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Pierre-Cyril LALIBERTE abt. 1799 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Cyril LALIBERTE was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre-Cyril died abt. 1849 in Northwest Territories, Canada. Pierre-Cyril was the child of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE.
daughter of Joseph Louison Beaudry and Lizette Gaspard
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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