Pierre
DENIS dit QUIMPER
(b.
18 March 1740
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
18 October 1819
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER was born 18 March 1740 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER was the child of Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER and Madeleine LIZOTTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Noel LIZOTTE and Catherine MENEUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Genevieve MICHAUD 12 January 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve MICHAUD was born 24 September 1742 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Genevieve died 19 May 1809 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Genevieve was the child of Alexandre MICHAUD and Brigitte CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.
Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER died 18 October 1819 in La Pocatière, 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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