Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON

(b. abt. 1671 , New York Colony d. , )

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Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON was born abt. 1671 in New York Colony

Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON was the child of Jean-Baptiste POITIERS dit BUISSON (POITHIER) and Élisabeth JOSSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Charles POITIERS (POITHIER) and Hélène BELLEAU

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

Marie Catherine married Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE 27 August 1703 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 14 June 1663 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean died 6 December 1734 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean was the child of Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULT.

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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