Pierre-Jean RIVET dit ST-PIERRE

(b. abt. 1687 , France d. 15 August 1772 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Jean RIVET dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1687 in France

Pierre-Jean RIVET dit ST-PIERRE was the child of ? and ?

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

Pierre-Jean married Marie PHILIPPE 24 January 1725 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie PHILIPPE was born 29 September 1672 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died April 1750 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Laurent PHILIPPE dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte GIGUERE.

Pierre-Jean RIVET dit ST-PIERRE died 15 August 1772 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Jacques Rivet and Louise Viaude

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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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