Pierre
CINQ-MARS dit GUILLET
(b.
abt. 1836
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
d.
26 August 1905
,
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre CINQ-MARS dit GUILLET was born abt. 1836 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Pierre CINQ-MARS dit GUILLET was the child of Modeste CINQ-MARS dit GUILLET and Rosalie MERCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Louis GUILLET dit CINQMARS and Brigitte L'HEUREUX (maternal) Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Isabelle GUILLEMETTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Julie TURCOTTE 22 November 1859 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie TURCOTTE was born 5 April 1842 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie died 13 June 1917 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Julie was the child of Leandre TURCOTTE and Marie-Marguerite LANGEVIN.
Pierre CINQ-MARS dit GUILLET died 26 August 1905 in Sherbrooke, Québec, 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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