Pierre
BOURGAULT dit LACROIX
(b.
7 April 1785
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 March 1852
,
Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East
)
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Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 7 April 1785 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was the child of Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Jeanne GATINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite ALLAIRE (maternal) Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR and Marie-Louise MENARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Judith DAIGLE 11 January 1808 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Judith DAIGLE was born 2 October 1785 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Judith died 3 March 1869 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada (St-Simon-de-Yamaska). Marie-Judith was the child of Firmin DAIGLE and Marguerite DUVAL.
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 28 March 1852 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East .
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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