Pierre VIGNE dit TOULOUSE

(b. abt. 1656 , France d. 30 November 1718 , Berthierville, Canada, New France )

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Pierre VIGNE dit TOULOUSE was born abt. 1656 in France

Pierre VIGNE dit TOULOUSE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1703.

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Pierre married Françoise TIERCE 8 February 1703 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Françoise TIERCE was born abt. 1656 in Paris, France. Françoise died 20 April 1724 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).

Pierre VIGNE dit TOULOUSE died 30 November 1718 in Berthierville, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Vigne and Marie Defosses

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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