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Jean VISCONTE (VISCOMPTE) dit BRINDAMOUR was born abt. 1730 in France
Jean VISCONTE (VISCOMPTE) dit BRINDAMOUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Angélique BONHOMME 20 July 1762 in Terrebonne, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique BONHOMME was born abt. 1741 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Angélique died 17 December 1798 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Angélique was the child of Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRE and Marie-Thérèse GOULET.
NOTE: Born about 1730 in St Joseph de la Rive, Quebec, Canada or France
son of Jean Baptiste Vis Conte and ? Marcelle
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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