Charles
BELLIVEAU dit MORPAIN
(b.
abt. 1774
,
Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
,
)
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Charles BELLIVEAU dit MORPAIN was born abt. 1774 in Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Charles BELLIVEAU dit MORPAIN was the child of Joseph BELLIVEAU and Marguerite ROBICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie Madeleine GAUDET (maternal) Joseph ROBICHAUD (ROBICHEAU) and Marie COMEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Rosalie COMEAU 14 January 1800 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie COMEAU was born abt. 1778 in Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Rosalie was the child of Francois Dit Maza COMEAU and Felicite LEBLANC.
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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