François
CORMIER dit PALETTE
(b.
9 October 1719
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
abt. 1780
,
Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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François CORMIER dit PALETTE was born 9 October 1719 in Acadia, Canada
François CORMIER dit PALETTE was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Anne CHIASSON 2 July 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne CHIASSON was born 27 July 1722 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne was the child of Jacques CHIASSON and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT.
François CORMIER dit PALETTE died abt. 1780 in Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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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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