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Etienne RACOIS dit DE ROSIER was born abt. 1684
Etienne RACOIS dit DE ROSIER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Cecile LANDRY 12 August 1725 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Cecile LANDRY was born abt. 1664 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Cecile died 18 October 1741 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Cecile was the child of René LANDRY LE JEUNNE and Marie BERNARD.
Etienne RACOIS dit DE ROSIER died 30 January 1732 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .
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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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Cecile LANDRY-- Date: 12 August 1725 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Cecile LANDRY was the child of René LANDRY LE JEUNNE and Marie BERNARD
On 12 August 1725 Cécile, married Étienne Raccois dit de Rosier, in Grand-Pré, Acadia, Canada.
(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume II. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).
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Cecile LANDRY-- Date: 12 August 1725 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia Cecile LANDRY was the child of René LANDRY LE JEUNNE and Marie BERNARD
On 12 August 1725 Cécile, married Étienne Raccois dit de Rosier, in Grand-Pré, Acadia, Canada.
(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume II. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).
Children of Etienne RACOIS dit DE ROSIER and Cecile LANDRY:
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1725 Marriage / PartnerEtienne RACOIS dit DE ROSIER and Cecile LANDRY 12 August 1725, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1732 Death 30 January 1732
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Etienne is buried at: St-Charles-aux-Mines de la Grande Pré
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ~nskings/ cemetery.grandpre.html
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