Jean
CASSE dit ST-AUBIN
(b.
abt. 1666
,
France
d.
27 February 1759
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
)
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Jean CASSE dit ST-AUBIN was born abt. 1666 in France
Jean CASSE dit ST-AUBIN was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1707.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie Louise GAUTHIER 7 February 1707 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Louise GAUTHIER was born 29 September 1670 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie Louise died 26 April 1768 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marie Louise was the child of Mathurin GAUTHIER and Anne TROLLER.
Jean CASSE dit ST-AUBIN died 27 February 1759 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
son of Guillaume Casse and Anne Grenier
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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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