Pierre
PETIT dit ST-PIERRE
(b.
27 June 1765
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
13 August 1830
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 27 June 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE and Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Angélique PELLETIER 18 October 1790 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique PELLETIER was born 25 January 1766 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Angélique died 16 December 1853 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Catherine LEMIEUX.
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE died 13 August 1830 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower 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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