Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE

(b. abt. 1749 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 March 1809 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER (maternal) François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie FAYE

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte BRANCONNIER 22 January 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BRANCONNIER was born 11 October 1758 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte died 14 January 1836 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER and Marie-Josephte BARDET dite LAPIERRE.

Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE died 16 March 1809 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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