Placide
MCGRAW dit MCGRATH
(b.
8 August 1895
,
Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
16 March 1967
,
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
)
Age: 71
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Placide MCGRAW dit MCGRATH was born 8 August 1895 in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Placide MCGRAW dit MCGRATH was the child of Dosithe MCGRAW dit MCGRATH and Henriette MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MCGRAW dit MCGRATH and Josephe GAUTHIER (maternal) James Joseph MARTIN and Palonie GALLANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Placide married Philomene LEBLANC 6 October 1928 in Notre-Dame, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philomene LEBLANC was born 11 March 1903 in Notre-Dame, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Philomene died 30 October 1992 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia). Philomene was the child of John LEBLANC and Henriette ALLAIN.
Placide MCGRAW dit MCGRATH died 16 March 1967 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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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