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Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET was born abt. 1693 in Acadia, Canada
Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET was the child of René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Henriette PELLETRETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Guillaume GIROUARD abt. 1713 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Guillaume GIROUARD was born October 1685 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Guillaume died 23 November 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Guillaume was the child of Jacques Jacob GIROUARD and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).
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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