Pierre GAGNERY dit ST-PIERRE

(b. abt. 1705 , France d. , )

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Pierre GAGNERY dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1705 in France

Pierre GAGNERY dit ST-PIERRE was the child of ? and ?

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

Pierre married Marie-Marthe QUIRION (QUERILLON) 3 November 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe QUIRION (QUERILLON) was born 28 June 1699 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Marthe died 4 May 1748 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Marthe was the child of Julien QUÉRILLON dit DANIEL and Marie-Anne LAVERGNE.

son of Jacques Gagnery and Julienne Boucher

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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