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Pierre-Julien TROTTIER dit DESRIVIERES was born 21 September 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre-Julien TROTTIER dit DESRIVIERES was the child of Julien TROTTIER dit DESRIVIÈRES and Louise-Catherine RAIMBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE (maternal) Pierre RAIMBAULT and Jeanne-Françoise SIMBLINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Julien married Marie-Anne TESTARD 10 April 1747 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne TESTARD was born 27 August 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 8 October 1804 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques TESTARD and Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite LOUVIGNY.
m. Testard Marie-Anne
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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