Gabriel Pierre
CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE
(b.
abt. 1667
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
10 April 1741
,
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
)
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Gabriel Pierre CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE was born abt. 1667 in Acadia, Canada
Gabriel Pierre CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE was the child of Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andre (Rene) BERNARD and Marie-Andree GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabriel Pierre married Marie SAVOIE abt. 1688 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie SAVOIE was born 1 May 1670 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie died 10 April 1714 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of François SAVOIE and Catherine LEJEUNE.
Gabriel Pierre CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE died 10 April 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .
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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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