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Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE was born abt. 1691 in Acadia, Canada
Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE was the child of Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE and Marie BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis GAUDET and Martine GAUTHIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Radegonde LAMBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bernard married Marguerite PELLERIN 17 January 1716 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite PELLERIN was born abt. 1694 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 1 February 1724 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Etienne PELLERIN and Jeanne SAVOIE.
Bernard married (2) Marie DOUCET abt. 1724 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie DOUCET was born abt. 1702 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Claude DOUCET dit MAÎTRE JEAN and Marie COMEAU.
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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