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Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE was born
19 December 1714
in Champlain, Canada, New France .
Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE
was the child of
Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)
and
Marie-Jeanne BIGOT
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and
Jeanne-Elizabeth ISABEL
(maternal)
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL
m. Bigot Genevieve
Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? In New France, children of fur traders and their Indian wives were known as Metis.
What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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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Birth
19 December 1714
Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
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Birth 19 December 1714
Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
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