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Charles Prosper DESJARDINS dit LOSIER was born 24 October 1813 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles Prosper DESJARDINS dit LOSIER was the child of Prosper LOSIER and Marie POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prospère ROY LOSIER dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte LEBRETON (maternal) Charles POIRIER and Anne Jeanne BOURGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles Prosper married Judith COMEAU abt. 1835 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Judith COMEAU was born 13 March 1818 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Judith died 19 October 1900 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Judith was the child of Athanase COMEAU and Marie Madeleine THIBODEAU.
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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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