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Jean TURPIN dit LA GIROFLÉE was born abt. 1680
Jean TURPIN dit LA GIROFLÉE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Catherine BOURG 16 January 1708 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine BOURG was born abt. 1680 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Catherine was the child of Jean BOURG and Marguerite MARTIN.
Jean TURPIN dit LA GIROFLÉE died abt. 1717 in Acadia, Canada.
son of Claude Turpin and Anne Prisson
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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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