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François TESTARD dit PARIS was born abt. 1684 in France
François TESTARD dit PARIS was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant, arriving by 1706.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie DOIRON 22 November 1706 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie DOIRON was born abt. 1687 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 2 February 1733 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Marie was the child of Jean DOIRON and Marie-Anne CANOL.
son of Jean Testard and Jeanne Vignier
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)
Family and Children of François TESTARD dit PARIS
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Marie DOIRON-- Date: 22 November 1706 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
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Marie DOIRON was the child of Jean DOIRON and Marie-Anne CANOL
François dit Paris, son of Jean Testard and Jeanne Vignier of Beaumont in Picardie, not Paris, married Marie, daughter of Jean Doiron and Marie-Anne Canol of Minas, at Port-Royal in November 1706. Paris worked as a carpenter and a navigator. Marie gave him seven children, including three sons, but only the youngest son created a family of his own.
Children of François TESTARD dit PARIS and Marie DOIRON:
Marie Louise TESTARD (b.abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada d. 11 February 1759, St-Malo, France)
m. Charles Dit Lejeune PINET 1723 in Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia)
Jean François TESTARD (b.abt. 1708, , Acadia, Canada d. 23 January 1736, Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia )
Pierre Joseph TESTARD (b.abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
Anne Jeanne TESTARD dite PARIS (b.19 April 1713, Port Royal, Acadia d. 22 April 1764, St-Pierre, Terre-Neuve, Canada)
m. Michel SAMSON 1729 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Marie TESTARD (b.abt. 1715, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
Marie DOIRON-- Date: 22 November 1706 Place: Port Royal, Acadia www.acadiansingray.com
Marie DOIRON was the child of Jean DOIRON and Marie-Anne CANOL
François dit Paris, son of Jean Testard and Jeanne Vignier of Beaumont in Picardie, not Paris, married Marie, daughter of Jean Doiron and Marie-Anne Canol of Minas, at Port-Royal in November 1706. Paris worked as a carpenter and a navigator. Marie gave him seven children, including three sons, but only the youngest son created a family of his own.
Children of François TESTARD dit PARIS and Marie DOIRON:
Marie Louise TESTARD (b.abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada d. 11 February 1759, St-Malo, France)m. Charles Dit Lejeune PINET 1723 in Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia)
Jean François TESTARD (b.abt. 1708, , Acadia, Canada d. 23 January 1736, Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia ) Pierre Joseph TESTARD (b.abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada d. , ) Anne Jeanne TESTARD dite PARIS (b.19 April 1713, Port Royal, Acadia d. 22 April 1764, St-Pierre, Terre-Neuve, Canada)m. Michel SAMSON 1729 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Marie TESTARD (b.abt. 1715, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, January 14, 1984
1706 Marriage / PartnerFrançois TESTARD dit PARIS and Marie DOIRON 22 November 1706, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1713 Birth of ChildAnne Jeanne TESTARD dite PARIS was born 19 April 1713, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
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