Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT

(b. abt. 1672 , France d. , )

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Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT was born abt. 1672 in France

Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1699.

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

Pierre married Constance GARINET (GUÉRINET) 12 January 1699 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Constance GARINET (GUÉRINET) was born 6 September 1677 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Constance was the child of François GARINET (GUÉRINET) and Constance LEPAGE.

son of Étienne Laurent and Marguerite Viger

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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