Suzanne FABRE dite FONTAINE

(b. 2 February 1896 , France d. 10 October 1979 , Detroit, Michigan, USA )

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Suzanne FABRE dite FONTAINE was born 2 February 1896 in France

Suzanne FABRE dite FONTAINE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Suzanne married John (Giovanni-Pietro-Felice) PREVOST (PREVOSTO) abt. 1915 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John (Giovanni-Pietro-Felice) PREVOST (PREVOSTO) was born 23 June 1877 in Settimo Rottaro, Torino, Piémont, Italy. John (Giovanni-Pietro-Felice) died 22 May 1960 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA.

Suzanne FABRE dite FONTAINE died 10 October 1979 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

daughter of Ernest-Auguste Fontaine

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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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