Etienne POITEVIN dit PARISIEN

(b. abt. 1673 , France d. 25 June 1742 , Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia )

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Etienne POITEVIN dit PARISIEN was born abt. 1673 in France

Etienne POITEVIN dit PARISIEN was the child of ? and ?

Etienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1690.

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Etienne married Anne DAIGRE (DAIGLE) abt. 1696 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Anne DAIGRE (DAIGLE) was born abt. 1679 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne was the child of Olivier DAIGRE (DAIGLE) and Marie GAUDET.

Etienne POITEVIN dit PARISIEN died 25 June 1742 in Ile Saint-Jean, 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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