Pierre
CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE
(b.
abt. 1721
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
8 September 1755
,
Laval, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada
Pierre CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL (maternal) Jacques BOURDON and Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Charlotte LABELLE 29 July 1743 in Laval, Canada, New France . Charlotte LABELLE was born 8 February 1722 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charlotte died 1 July 1786 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charlotte was the child of Joseph LABELLE and Marguerite LAMOUREUX.
Pierre CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE died 8 September 1755 in Laval, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Pierre CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was a Capitaine de milice.
Pierre CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was a Capitaine de milice.
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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