François
PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS
(b.
15 February 1755
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
20 April 1816
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
)
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François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS was born 15 February 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Angélique BLAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marguerite CASAVANT (maternal) Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 3 February 1777 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 27 August 1757 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Judith died 1 August 1824 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Judith was the child of Basile GREGOIRE and Therese GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN.
François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS died 20 April 1816 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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