Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE

(b. 24 January 1646 , France d. 1 March 1714 , Champlain, Canada, New France )

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Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE was born 24 January 1646 in France

Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Pierre married Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette DANDONNEAU 4 September 1678 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette DANDONNEAU was born 28 December 1662 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette died 03 January 1723 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette was the child of Pierre DANDONNEAU dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Françoise JOBIN dite LAJEUNESSE.

Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE died 1 March 1714 in Champlain, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Mercereau and Michelle Rabillé

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Occupation

Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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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