Marguerite VAUTRIN dite BIENVENU

(b. abt. 1771 , Canada d. , )

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Marguerite VAUTRIN dite BIENVENU was born abt. 1771 in Canada

Marguerite VAUTRIN dite BIENVENU was the child of Charles VAUTRIN dit BIENVENU and Catherine BOIRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Henri BOIRE (BEAUHER) and Marie-Louise THUOT

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

Marguerite married Toussaint ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 18 November 1793 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Toussaint ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 26 April 1769 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Toussaint died 27 May 1818 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Toussaint was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Marguerite 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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