Jean-Baptiste
DUON (DUHON) dit LYONNAISE
(b.
abt. 1684
,
Lyon, France
d.
5 May 1746
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Jean-Baptiste DUON (DUHON) dit LYONNAISE was born abt. 1684 in Lyon, France
Jean-Baptiste DUON (DUHON) dit LYONNAISE was the child of ? and ?Jean-Baptiste was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1713.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Agnès HÉBERT 27 February 1713 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Agnès HÉBERT was born abt. 1696 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Agnès was the child of Antoine HÉBERT and Jeanne CORPORON.
Jean-Baptiste DUON (DUHON) dit LYONNAISE died 5 May 1746 in Port Royal, Acadia .
son of Jean Louis Duhon and Jeanne Clemenson
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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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