flag male ancestor  Charles Benoni  BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

  (b. 15 July 1816 Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada   d. )  

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Charles Benoni BASTARACHE dit BASQUE was born 15 July 1816 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Charles Benoni BASTARACHE dit BASQUE was the child of Charlemagne Dit Charles BASQUE (BASTARACHE)   and   Theotiste DOIRON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Michel BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Marguerite GAUDET (maternal)  Louis DOIRON dit GOULD and Marie BONNEVIE





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Did You Know? 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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