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Pierre MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 24 December 1705 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Pierre MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Joseph MORIN and Agnes BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Madeleine NORMAND (maternal) Nicolas BOUCHARD and Anne ROYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Claire LANGLOIS 28 January 1732 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marie-Claire LANGLOIS was born 17 August 1714 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Claire died 9 February 1752 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Claire was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS and Louise NOLIN.
Pierre married (2) Madeleine L'ANGELIER 22 May 1753 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Madeleine L'ANGELIER was born 17 January 1707 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Madeleine died 17 April 1774 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Madeleine was the child of Charles L'ANGELIER and Françoise DESTROISMAISONS.
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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