Pierre
DESJARDINS dit LAMARCHE
(b.
abt. 1680
,
d.
,
)
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Pierre DESJARDINS dit LAMARCHE was born abt. 1680
Pierre DESJARDINS dit LAMARCHE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre never married Élisabeth DROUET dite GRANDMAISON abt. 1714 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Élisabeth DROUET dite GRANDMAISON was born 1 March 1683 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Élisabeth died 12 May 1743 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Élisabeth was the child of Mathurin DROUET dit GRANDMAISON and Marie-Louise BARDOU (BARDEAU).
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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