Pierre SERGERIE dit ST-JORRE

(b. abt. 1730 , France d. , )

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Pierre SERGERIE dit ST-JORRE was born abt. 1730 in France

Pierre SERGERIE dit ST-JORRE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1751.

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

Pierre married Marguerite-Ursule MARTIN 5 November 1751 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite-Ursule MARTIN was born 8 January 1733 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marguerite-Ursule died 28 January 1771 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marguerite-Ursule was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Françoise LEBEL.

son of Louis St-Jor and Jeanne Lebuffe

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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