Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE

(b. abt. 1686 , France d. abt. 1777 , )

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Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE was born abt. 1686 in France

Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE was the child of André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Perrine BASILE

Jacques was an immigrant, arriving by 1690.

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

Jacques married Marie LANDRY 13 February 1718 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie LANDRY was born abt. 1699 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 1 June 1743 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie was the child of Claude LANDRY and Catherine THIBODEAU.

Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE died abt. 1777
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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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