immigrant flag male ancestor  Pierre  DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

  (b. abt. 1632 France   d. 2 March 1697 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )  

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Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was born abt. 1632 in France

Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was the child of ?   and   ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1666.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre  married  Catherine RIVET 7 January 1666 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Catherine RIVET  was born abt. 1644 in Étampes, Orléanais, France.  Catherine died 9 June 1723 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Catherine was the child of Pierre RIVET and Marie SERGENT (SORGEAUT).

Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE died 2 March 1697 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

son of Jean Duchesne and Catherine Paulet


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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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