Jean
RENAUD dit ARNAUD
(b.
abt. 1704
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
,
)
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Jean RENAUD dit ARNAUD was born abt. 1704 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jean RENAUD dit ARNAUD was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant, arriving by 1733.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie Madeleine POITIER 6 October 1733 in Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie Madeleine POITIER was born abt. 1710 in Canada. Marie Madeleine was the child of Jean POTHIER (POITIER) and Marie Madeleine CHIASSON.
son of Pierre Renaud and Marie Madeleine Gainne
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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