Daniel
POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE
(b.
abt. 1668
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
7 August 1732
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
)
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Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was born abt. 1668 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Daniel married Catherine VIGER 11 January 1694 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Catherine VIGER was born 28 February 1675 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine died 28 May 1749 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine was the child of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE.
Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE died 7 August 1732 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
Baptism not found in Drouin Collection for Notre-Dame-de-Montreal in 1667, 1668, 1669, 1670. PRDH indicates nothing. 1694 marriage record (left) indicates that he is 26 years old, the son of Jean Poirier and Marie Langlois.
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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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