Pierre
PETIT dit MILHOMME
(b.
20 September 1705
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
d.
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Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME was born 20 September 1705 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME was the child of Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PETIT and Jeanne MORINEAU (maternal) Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Anne LAGÜE (LAGOUE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON 3 November 1730 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON was born 14 September 1708 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 18 January 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine was the child of Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON and Catherine Marguerite DESGRES.
Pierre married (2) Claire TARDIF 23 April 1759 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Claire TARDIF was born 2 June 1703 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Claire died 28 December 1759 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claire was the child of Guillaume LETARDIF and Marguerite GODIN.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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