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Angelique VIGER dite BRIGEAU was born abt. 1732 in Ouiknakagan, Cape Sable, Acadia, Canada
Angelique VIGER dite BRIGEAU was the child of Francois VIGER and Claire LEJEUNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois VIGER and Marie MIUS DE POBOMKOU (maternal) Martin LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Marie GAUDETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Angelique married Eustache Jean CORPORON abt. 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eustache Jean CORPORON was born abt. 1728 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Eustache Jean died abt. 1826 in Wedgeport, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eustache Jean was the child of Jean Baptiste CORPORON and Marie PINET.
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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