Joseph Alexandre
CAILLE dit LECLAIR
(b.
8 July 1863
,
Massena, New York, USA
d.
abt. 1918
,
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
)
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Joseph Alexandre CAILLE dit LECLAIR was born 8 July 1863 in Massena, New York, USA
Joseph Alexandre CAILLE dit LECLAIR was the child of Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR and Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Moyse CAILLÉ and Marie-Rosalie BELLEVILLE (maternal) Joseph TAILLEFER and Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph Alexandre married Marie Delphine BOUCHER 4 June 1895 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie Delphine BOUCHER was born 10 July 1879 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Marie Delphine was the child of Olivier BOUCHER and Alice LALONDE.
Joseph Alexandre CAILLE dit LECLAIR died abt. 1918 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
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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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