Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE

(b. abt. 1726 , France d. 10 January 1810 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1726 in France

Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE 2 February 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE was born 8 May 1745 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise died 11 January 1796 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Françoise was the child of François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ.

Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE died 10 January 1810 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

son of Jean-Claude Gros and Jeanne Coulardeau

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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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