Pierre CHARTIER dit LAVICTOIRE

(b. abt. 1728 , France d. 1 April 1780 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre CHARTIER dit LAVICTOIRE was born abt. 1728 in France

Pierre CHARTIER dit LAVICTOIRE was the child of ? and ?

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

Pierre married Genevieve ROCHELEAU (ROCHEREAU) dite VIVIEN 10 October 1757 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Genevieve ROCHELEAU (ROCHEREAU) dite VIVIEN was born 18 January 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Genevieve died 14 September 1794 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Genevieve was the child of Antoine ROCHEREAU and Madeleine LESIEUR.

Pierre CHARTIER dit LAVICTOIRE died 1 April 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Jacques Chartier and Marie Poirier

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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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