Hélène
REGOURDE dite REGNAUD
(b.
abt. 1612
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
abt. 1657
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
)
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Hélène REGOURDE dite REGNAUD was born abt. 1612 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Hélène REGOURDE dite REGNAUD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hélène married Jean ACHON abt. 1630 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean ACHON was born abt. 1605 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Jean died abt. 1657 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.
Hélène REGOURDE dite REGNAUD died abt. 1657 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.
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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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