Pierre
FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN
(b.
5 May 1733
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
16 August 1809
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN was born 5 May 1733 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN was the child of Pierre FONTIGNY and Madeleine CORBEIL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andre CORBEIL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Charlotte POUTRE dite LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU 23 January 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte died 27 February 1795 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.
Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN died 16 August 1809 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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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