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Pierre PARIS dit FORTIN was born abt. 1665 in France
Pierre PARIS dit FORTIN was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1691.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Michelle CHARLAND 24 January 1691 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michelle CHARLAND was born 29 June 1667 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Michelle died 16 December 1708 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Michelle was the child of Claude CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Jeanne PELLETIER.
son of Pierre Paris and Anne Dumas
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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