Pierre-Jean
CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS
(b.
23 January 1695
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
3 September 1766
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS was born 23 January 1695 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS was the child of Pierre CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS and Catherine CERTAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Jean married Marie-Anne LEHOUX 1 July 1720 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne LEHOUX was born 14 July 1704 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 30 December 1777 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Hippolyte LEHOUX and Jeanne DROUIN.
Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS died 3 September 1766 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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