Jean-Baptiste ARIAL dit ROBERT

(b. 5 February 1735 , France d. , )

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Jean-Baptiste ARIAL dit ROBERT was born 5 February 1735 in France

Jean-Baptiste ARIAL dit ROBERT was the child of ? and ?

Jean-Baptiste was an immigrant, arriving by 1761.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise ALLARD 13 July 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ALLARD was born 2 November 1742 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 1 October 1779 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of François ALLARD and Barbe BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN.

born at St-Martin, Loire-Atlantique, France
son of Charles Arial and Marie Moreau

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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