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Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 12 March 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was the child of Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Michelle LEBER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Louise LEMIRE (maternal) Joachim-Jacques LEBER and Jeanne CUSSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS 23 November 1751 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 23 September 1728 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Josephte died 11 December 1755 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD.
m. Gosselin Francoise
m. Roy Josephte
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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