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Alexandre LEBORGNE dit BELISLE was born abt. 1679 in Port Royal, Acadia
Alexandre LEBORGNE dit BELISLE was the child of Alexandre LEBORGNE and Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR and Jeanne MOTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Anastasie D'ABBADIE DE SAINT-CASTIN 4 December 1707 in Maine, New England . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anastasie D'ABBADIE DE SAINT-CASTIN was born abt. 1685 in Maine, USA. Anastasie died August 1744 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anastasie was the child of Jean-Vincent D'ABBADIE DE SAINT-CASTIN and Marie Melchilde ABENAQUIS PIDIWAMMISKWA.
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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