Pierre
SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR
(b.
19 September 1752
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
d.
14 August 1828
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was born 19 September 1752 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Pierre SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was the child of Jean-François SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne CROTEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE (maternal) Nicolas CROTEAU dit VINCENT and Marie-Catherine MESNYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Geneviève CHORET (CHAREST) 22 February 1775 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève CHORET (CHAREST) was born 25 September 1756 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 21 May 1824 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Joseph-Gaspard CHORET and Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER).
Pierre SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR died 14 August 1828 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada.
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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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