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Jean Pierre BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS was born 10 February 1709 in Port Royal, Acadia
Jean Pierre BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Nicolas BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marguerite GRANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Joseph BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Louise BOURDAGE (maternal) Lawrence (Laurent) GRANGER and Marie LANDRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Pierre married Isabelle BRAULT abt. 1730 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Isabelle BRAULT was born 16 April 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Isabelle died 24 August 1764 in St Louis, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Isabelle was the child of Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) and Anne LEBLANC.
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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