Marie CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

(b. abt. 1682 , France d. , )

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Marie CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE was born abt. 1682 in France

Marie CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE was the child of André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Perrine BASILE

Marie was an immigrant, arriving by 1690.

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

Marie married Michel FOREST (DE FOREST) 29 October 1708 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel FOREST (DE FOREST) was born abt. 1667 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Michel died abt. 1731 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Michel was the child of Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT.

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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