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Pierre-Marie RACINE dit STE-MARIE was born 9 August 1713 in Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre-Marie RACINE dit STE-MARIE was the child of Pierre RACINE and Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RACINE and Louise GUYON (maternal) Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite GUAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Marie married Marie-Angelique NORMANDIN 23 November 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique NORMANDIN was born 22 October 1719 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Angelique was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN and Marguerite RIVET.
Pierre-Marie married (2) Louise CHALUT 29 January 1753 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise CHALUT was born 2 August 1728 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louise died 9 March 1790 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louise was the child of Jacques CHALUT (CHANLUC) and Louise LUSSIER.
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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