Pierre
DOUCET dit LAVERDURE
(b.
abt. 1621
,
Coupru, Aisne, Picardie, France
d.
2 June 1713
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1621 in Coupru, Aisne, Picardie, France
Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was the child of Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1641.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Henriette PELLETRET abt. 1661 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Henriette PELLETRET was born abt. 1641 in Paris, France. Henriette died abt. 1694 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Henriette was the child of Simon PELLETRET and Perrine BOURG.
Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE died 2 June 1713 in Port Royal, Acadia .
Son of Germain Doucet and Marie Bourgeois
Born at Sedan, Champagne-Ardenne, France
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With the fall of Port Royal in 1654 , Pierre took refuge in Québec were his wife died. After a few years Pierre and his son Germain returned to Acadia .Pierre remarried in 1660 to Heriette Pelletret and had 11 more children.
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Occupation
Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was a Maçon.
Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was a Maçon.
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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