Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

(b. abt. 1800 , Canada d. , )

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Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born abt. 1800 in Canada

Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was the child of Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie JOUBERT (maternal) Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

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

Jean Baptiste married Marie-Josephe CYR 21 February 1832 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CYR was born 4 January 1808 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Alexis CYR and Marie-Josephe DUPUIS.

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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