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CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE Genealogy
André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE was born abt. 1648 in France. André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE was the child of ? and ?
André was an immigrant, arriving by 1690.
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Perrine BASILE abt. 1685 in France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Perrine BASILE was born abt. 1663 in France.
Occupation: Forgeron
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)
Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, February 12, 1983
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