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Toussaint BOUGRET dit DUFORT was born 1 November 1734 in Colorado Territory
Toussaint BOUGRET dit DUFORT was the child of Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prudent BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marie-Charlotte ETIENNE (maternal) Louis BEAUDRY and Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLEToussaint BOUGRET dit DUFORT died 24 November 1734 Toussaint died as an infant.
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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1734 Birth 1 November 1734
Colorado Territory
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Colorado is of Spanish origin, meaning 'colored red.' (statesymbolsusa.org)August 1, 1876 - Colorado becomes 38th U.S. state
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