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Bernard DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1668 in Acadia, Canada
Bernard DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was the child of Germain DOUCET and Marie Marguerite Dit La Cadette LANDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS? (maternal) René LANDRY L'AÎNÉ [THE OLDER] and Perrine BOURGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bernard married Madeleine CORPORON abt. 1690 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine CORPORON was born abt. 1672 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine was the child of Jean CORPORON and Françoise SAVOIE.
Bernard DOUCET dit LAVERDURE died 4 August 1709 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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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