Pierre
DENIS dit LAPIERRE
(b.
2 July 1731
,
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
d.
23 October 1780
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 2 July 1731 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie GODIN (maternal) Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Jeanne MORISSETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne FORTIN 30 January 1758 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne FORTIN was born 13 April 1743 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 22 April 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Marguerite LEBLOND.
Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE died 23 October 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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