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Joseph MAZEROLLE dit SAINT-LOUIS was born abt. 1711 in Acadia, Canada
Joseph MAZEROLLE dit SAINT-LOUIS was the child of Louis MAZEROLLE dit SAINT-LOUIS and Geneviève LAFORESTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie Josephe DORION abt. 1735 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephe DORION was born 15 April 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie Josephe died abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe was the child of Jean DOIRON and Anne LEBLANC.
Joseph married (2) Anne DAIGLE 8 January 1748 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anne DAIGLE was born abt. 1715 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne was the child of Joseph Simon DAIGRE (DAIGLE) and Madeleine GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).
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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