Francoise PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
- Born: 1785
- Marriage: Joseph CRELIE
Other names for Francoise were Francoise ANTAYA, Francoise PELLETIER and Francoise PELLETIER DIT ANTAYA.
Noted events in her life were:
• Alt. Birth, 2 Feb 1781, Kaskaskia, Randolph County, IL. http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/images/f_pix/Lupient/LUPIENT_1.htm
• Notes: "dit" names. Contributed by C.J. LaRobardier
Since there were very few surnames in French Canada, various family lines with the same surname adopted nicknames or aliases to differentiate themselves from each other. These aliases were called "dit" names.
Some dit names were based on physical features, occupations or places. Later, some of these dit names became the surnames of the various family lines.
"Dit" is properly pronounced "dee"; in the case of a woman's alias, it becomes "dite" pronounced "deet". Hence, it is Pierre Laperche dit St. Jean; and Marie Laperche dite St. Jean.
Since place names themselves were often based on geographical features, as well as flora and fauna, many dit names are literally translatable:
Boismenu = little forest
LeGrand = the tall man
Deslormes = of the elms
Boulanger = baker
Charpentier = carpenter
Roy, Roi, Leroy = king
Dupont = of the bridge
L'Ours = the bear
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Francoise married Joseph CRELIE. (Joseph CRELIE was born on 7 Sep 1773 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, IL and died on 27 Jan 1866 in Columbia County, WI.)
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