Pierre
GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN
(b.
22 April 1758
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
d.
14 March 1810
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was born 22 April 1758 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was the child of Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marguerite RONDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS (maternal) Joseph RONDEAU and Marie PASSERIEU dite BONNEFONDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Catherine FONTAINE 22 November 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FONTAINE was born 29 November 1770 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine died 15 May 1859 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE.
Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN died 14 March 1810 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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