Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT

(b. abt. 1703 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT was the child of Yves MARTIN and Marie PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marguerite CHEMEREAU (CHAUMEREAU)

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Jacques married Ursule DURAND 13 February 1747 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Ursule DURAND was born 31 January 1720 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Ursule died 24 June 1797 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Ursule was the child of Louis DURAND and Jeanne HOUDE.

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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