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Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL was born 9 April 1722 in Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL was the child of Jean Bernard GAUDET dit VAROUËL and Marie Madeleine BRUN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE and Marie BLANCHARD (maternal) Abraham BRUN and Anne PELLERINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Josephte married Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 15 October 1753 in Port Royal, Acadia . Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born 1 June 1733 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Joseph died 14 May 1812 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure). Joseph was the child of Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE.
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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