Mathieu
RABY dit VILAIN
(b.
abt. 1676
,
d.
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Mathieu RABY dit VILAIN was born abt. 1676
Mathieu RABY dit VILAIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mathieu married Marguerite-Françoise MORIN abt. 1701 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Françoise MORIN was born abt. 1669 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite-Françoise died 8 June 1735 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Françoise was the child of Charles MORIN and Marie MICHEL.
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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