Pierre MAZURET dit LAPIERRE

(b. abt. 1672 , France d. 23 July 1753 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France )

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Pierre MAZURET dit LAPIERRE was born abt. 1672 in France

Pierre MAZURET dit LAPIERRE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1714.

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

Pierre married Marie-Angélique VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 26 November 1714 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 24 June 1695 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Angélique died 6 April 1772 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON.

Pierre MAZURET dit LAPIERRE died 23 July 1753 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France.
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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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