Jean Pierre
MIUS dit D'ENTREMONT
(b.
2 February 1743
,
Baccareaux, Shelburne, Acadie
d.
7 February 1825
,
Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Jean Pierre MIUS dit D'ENTREMONT was born 2 February 1743 in Baccareaux, Shelburne, Acadie
Jean Pierre MIUS dit D'ENTREMONT was the child of François MIUS and Jeanne DUON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MIUS D'ENTREMONT and Marie Jeanne AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUON (DUHON) dit LYONNAISE and Agnès HÉBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Pierre married Anne DOUCET abt. 1767 in Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne DOUCET was born 1 April 1747 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne died 2 January 1838 in Cap-de-Sable, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jean Pierre MIUS dit D'ENTREMONT died 7 February 1825 in Eel Brook, Yarmouth, 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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