Catherine FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE BEAUNOYER

(b. abt. 1756 , Canada d. , )

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Catherine FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE BEAUNOYER was born abt. 1756 in Canada

Catherine FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE BEAUNOYER was the child of Joseph FRAPPIER dit HILAIRE BEAUNOYER and Ursule LESAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER and Marguerite LESIEGE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LESAGE and Marie-Josephe GERLAISE

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

Catherine married Etienne CAISSE 8 November 1775 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne CAISSE was born abt. 1754 in Canada. Etienne was the child of François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON and Marie-Louise-Françoise SAUVAGE.

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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