Claude
GUIDRY (GUEDRY) dit LA VERDURE
(b.
abt. 1651
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
9 January 1723
,
Acadie
)
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Claude GUIDRY (GUEDRY) dit LA VERDURE was born abt. 1651 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude GUIDRY (GUEDRY) dit LA VERDURE was the child of ? and ?Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1681.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claude married Marguerite PETITPAS abt. 1681 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite PETITPAS was born abt. 1661 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died April 1703 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Claude PETITPAS and Catherine BUGARET.
Claude GUIDRY (GUEDRY) dit LA VERDURE died 9 January 1723 in Acadie.
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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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