Pierre CHONARD dit LAGIROFLÉE

(b. 5 August 1667 , France d. 2 July 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Pierre CHONARD dit LAGIROFLÉE was born 5 August 1667 in France

Pierre CHONARD dit LAGIROFLÉE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1699.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Françoise DAGENAIS 22 April 1699 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Françoise DAGENAIS was born 3 March 1668 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise was the child of Pierre DAGENAIS dit LÉPINE and Anne BRANDON.

Pierre married (2) Madeleine FAYE dite SANSCARTIER 4 December 1708 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Madeleine FAYE dite SANSCARTIER was born 9 August 1693 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Madeleine died 14 October 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Pierre FAYE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Madeleine CHARTIER.

Pierre CHONARD dit LAGIROFLÉE died 2 July 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Nicolas Chonard and Anne Bernier

Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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