Pierre
VEAU dit SYLVAIN
(b.
18 February 1726
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
d.
24 September 1800
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 18 February 1726 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was the child of Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Catherine RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite GAGNON (maternal) François RACINE and Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite POULIN 29 May 1747 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite POULIN was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 14 March 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON.
Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN died 24 September 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower 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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