Pierre
VERPILLON dit DEFOND
(b.
7 February 1712
,
Champey, France
d.
10 April 1791
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was born 7 February 1712 in Champey, France
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS 22 November 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was born 30 March 1740 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie died 9 December 1805 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN.
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND died 10 April 1791 in Sainte-Marie, 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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