Marguerite CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

(b. abt. 1684 , France d. 21 November 1728 , Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie )

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Marguerite CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE was born abt. 1684 in France

Marguerite CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE was the child of André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Perrine BASILE

Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1690.

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

Marguerite married Antoine PINET 16 April 1709 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine PINET was born 7 October 1682 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Antoine died 29 September 1738 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Antoine was the child of Philippe PINET and Catherine HÉBERT.

Marguerite CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE died 21 November 1728 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie .
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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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