Pierre
GAUDET dit LE JEUNE
(b.
abt. 1703
,
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
d.
abt. 1738
,
Acadia, Canada
)
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Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE was born abt. 1703 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUDET and Anne BLANCHARD (maternal) Jacques BELOU and Marie GIROUARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite HÉBERT abt. 1721 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite HÉBERT was born abt. 1708 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died abt. 1753 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LAPRADE and Jeanne Isabelle Elizabeth LANDRY.
Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE died abt. 1738 in Acadia, Canada.
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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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