Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Born

13 April 1789 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

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Born: 13 April 1789 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Father

Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

Mother

Thérèse DUFAULT

Grandparents of Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DUFAULT Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

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

Pierre married Marie-Louis POTVIN 25 November 1817 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louis POTVIN was born abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN married

Marie-Louis POTVIN
Marriage date: 25 November 1817
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Children of Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Louis POTVIN

Octave AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Born: 14 February 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1789
13 April 1789
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1817 Marriage / Partner
Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Louis POTVIN 25 November 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 28 years old.

1826 Birth of Child
Octave AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN was born 14 February 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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