Pierre
FOISY dit LAFRENIERE
(b.
7 October 1800
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
d.
12 May 1866
,
Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was born 7 October 1800 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve RACETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Madeleine VAILLANT (maternal) Charles RACETTE and Felicite GINGRASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marcelline CHAPUT 5 February 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marcelline CHAPUT was born 4 July 1806 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marcelline died 25 August 1885 in Allumet Island, Ontario, Canada. Marcelline was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE.
Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE died 12 May 1866 in Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, 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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