Louis
MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ
(b.
abt. 1752
,
Acadie
d.
abt. 1822
,
Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Louis MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born abt. 1752 in Acadie
Louis MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie Jeanne "Jeanette" BENOIT abt. 1798 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Jeanne "Jeanette" BENOIT was born abt. 1765 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie Jeanne "Jeanette" was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Victoire DUGAS.
Louis MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ died abt. 1822 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 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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