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Jean BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) dit LAMI was born abt. 1710 in Acadia, Canada
Jean BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) dit LAMI was the child of Claude BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Catherine MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BOUDROT and Michelle AUCOIN (maternal) Jean MEUNIER and Marguerite HOUSSEAU (AUZOU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Agathe THIBODEAU 14 October 1731 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agathe THIBODEAU was born 9 September 1711 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Agathe was the child of Antoine THIBODEAU and Marie PREJEAN.
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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