Joseph Christopher
LEJEUNE dit BRIARD
(b.
4 January 1770
,
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
,
)
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Joseph Christopher LEJEUNE dit BRIARD was born 4 January 1770 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joseph Christopher LEJEUNE dit BRIARD was the child of Chrysostome LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Louise Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Marie GUEDRY (GUILDRY) (maternal) Pierre HACHE dit GALLANT and Cecile LAVERGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph Christopher married Radegonde Elizabeth LEJEUNE 20 July 1793 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Radegonde Elizabeth LEJEUNE was born abt. 1770 in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Radegonde Elizabeth died 8 April 1871 Radegonde Elizabeth was the child of Joseph Charles LEJEUNE and Martine ROY.
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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