Cecile JOSEPH dite LEJEUNE

(b. abt. 1680 , Canada d. abt. 1716 , Acadia, Canada )

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Cecile JOSEPH dite LEJEUNE was born abt. 1680 in Canada

Cecile JOSEPH dite LEJEUNE was the child of François JOSEPH and Jeanne LEJEUNE dite BRIARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD and Unknown DOUCET

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

Cecile married Étienne RIVET abt. 1694 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Étienne RIVET was born abt. 1652 in France.

Cecile married (2) Martin CORPORON abt. 1708 in Pisiquit, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martin CORPORON was born abt. 1687 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Martin was the child of Jean CORPORON and Françoise SAVOIE.

Cecile JOSEPH dite LEJEUNE died abt. 1716 in Acadia, Canada.

daughter of Francois Joseph and Jeanne Lejeune

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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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