Pierre
MORARD dit LAFORME
(b.
11 March 1735
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
24 February 1797
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME was born 11 March 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME was the child of François MORARD dit LAFORME and Angélique LOISY dite DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Etienne LOISY and Angélique DEROME dite DESCARREAUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Elisabeth PARENT 5 July 1762 in Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth PARENT was born 20 April 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth died 20 June 1811 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre PARENT and Louise GAGNON.
Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME died 24 February 1797 in Varennes, 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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