Pierre
WILLIAM dit THOMAS
(b.
21 April 1757
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
29 April 1818
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS was born 21 April 1757 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS was the child of Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS and Madeleine SEGUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU (maternal) Simon SÉGUIN and Madeleine Deborah COLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite CHAUVIN 2 October 1775 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite CHAUVIN was born 14 April 1756 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 19 January 1811 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite was the child of François CHAUVIN and Madeleine BLAIN.
Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS died 29 April 1818 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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