Jeanne CÉLESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

(b. abt. 1689 , France d. , )

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Jeanne CÉLESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE was born abt. 1689 in France

Jeanne CÉLESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE was the child of André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Perrine BASILE

Jeanne was an immigrant, arriving by 1690.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jeanne married Mathieu BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR) abt. 1702 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Mathieu BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR) was born abt. 1660 in France. Mathieu died 27 May 1733 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia).

Jeanne married (2) Claude LANDRY 15 May 1741 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Claude LANDRY was born abt. 1663 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Claude died 4 September 1747 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Claude was the child of René LANDRY LE JEUNNE and Marie BERNARD.

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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