Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS

(b. abt. 1665 , Paris, France d. 20 October 1697 , Batiscan, Canada, New France )

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Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS was born abt. 1665 in Paris, France

Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1687.

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

Pierre married Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER 18 January 1687 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER was born abt. 1670 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Madeleine died 22 May 1747 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Geneviève LAFOND.

Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS died 20 October 1697 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .

Son of Father: Louis VIEL b: 1637 in St.Eustache, France and Mother: Anne BERNARD b: 1641 in St. Eustache, France

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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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