Pierre
COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON
(b.
abt. 1653
,
Port Royal, Acadia
d.
8 April 1730
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON was born abt. 1653 in Port Royal, Acadia
Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON was the child of Pierre COMEAU and Rose BAYOLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Jeanne BOURG abt. 1677 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 18 children.
Jeanne BOURG was born abt. 1659 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jeanne was the child of Antoine BOURQUE (BOURG) (BOURC) and Antoinette LANDRY.
Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON died 8 April 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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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