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Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR was born abt. 1696 in Acadia, Canada
Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR was the child of Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR and Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR and Jeanne MOTIN (maternal) Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Marguerite RICHARD 16 January 1736 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie . Marguerite RICHARD was born abt. 1693 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 15 September 1746 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite LANDRY.
m. Marie-Anne Perre, 4 September 1727, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
m. Marguerite Richard, 16 January 1736, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
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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