Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE

(b. abt. 1676 , France d. 24 December 1740 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )

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Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE was born abt. 1676 in France

Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1717.

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

Pierre married Marie-Louise AIGRON 10 November 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise AIGRON was born abt. 1681 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 25 March 1717 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre AIGRON and Madeleine DOUCET.

Pierre married (2) Françoise DUFAULT 26 April 1717 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise DUFAULT was born 8 March 1693 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise died 13 August 1756 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise was the child of Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON.

Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE died 24 December 1740 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .

son of Jacques Rocan and Marie Bodard

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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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