Pierre
BLANCHET dit LAFOREST
(b.
11 August 1704
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
7 December 1746
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST was born 11 August 1704 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Françoise HAREL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS 30 June 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS was born 17 April 1701 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Catherine died 17 April 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne-Catherine was the child of Clément DUBOIS and Catherine LABRECQUE.
Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST died 7 December 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
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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