Pierre
NADON dit LETOURNEAU
(b.
5 March 1720
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
3 July 1781
,
Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre NADON dit LETOURNEAU was born 5 March 1720 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre NADON dit LETOURNEAU was the child of Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Catherine MAISONNEUVE 17 February 1749 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . Catherine MAISONNEUVE was born 12 November 1731 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES.
Pierre NADON dit LETOURNEAU died 3 July 1781 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Maisonneuve Marie-Catherine
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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