Pierre Yves
LAPIERRE dit LAFOREST
(b.
abt. 1720
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d.
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Pierre Yves LAPIERRE dit LAFOREST was born abt. 1720
Pierre Yves LAPIERRE dit LAFOREST was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre Yves married Marie-Louise ALLAIRE 17 October 1743 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born 1 March 1725 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Louise died 10 July 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of François ALLAIRE and Marie Madeleine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT).
son of Jean Lapierre and Jeanne Gaudin
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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