Alfred
SYRIAC (THERIAQUE dit DEFOREST)
(b.
May 1877
,
Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
d.
18 September 1945
,
Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Alfred SYRIAC (THERIAQUE dit DEFOREST) was born May 1877 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Alfred SYRIAC (THERIAQUE dit DEFOREST) was the child of Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST and Flavie (Flora) BENOIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX (maternal) Albert BENOIT and Zoe LAURE (LORD)Alfred SYRIAC (THERIAQUE dit DEFOREST) died 18 September 1945 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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