Pierre CAILLE dit LACOUTURE

(b. abt. 1733 , France d. 23 May 1768 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre CAILLE dit LACOUTURE was born abt. 1733 in France

Pierre CAILLE dit LACOUTURE was the child of ? and ?

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Pierre married Madeleine RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) 3 November 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . Madeleine RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was born 7 March 1744 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine died 20 May 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Marguerite CHAGNON 7 November 1763 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite CHAGNON was born 20 July 1729 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Raymond CHAGNON and Madeleine PELLETIER.

Pierre CAILLE dit LACOUTURE died 23 May 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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