Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS

(b. abt. 1710 , France d. , )

Am I Your Ancestor?
DEHOU dit DEVILLERS Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born abt. 1710 in France

Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Angélique LIENARD dite DURBOIS 7 January 1738 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique LIENARD dite DURBOIS was born 2 October 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angélique died 13 May 1768 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Angélique was the child of Louis LIENARD dit DURBOIS and Louise RACINE.

son of Antoine Dehou and Francoise De-Nisard

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)

Find out more about Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS.