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Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES was born abt. 1694 in Port Royal, Acadia
Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES was the child of Denis PETITOT dit ST-SEINE and Marie ROBICHAUD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne ROBICHAUD and Françoise BOUDROTMadeleine was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Jean MELANSON 22 January 1714 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean MELANSON was born abt. 1690 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean died 24 February 1760 in Cherbourg, France. Jean was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS.
Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES died 28 January 1760 in France.
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.
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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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