Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU

(b. abt. 1669 , France d. 25 December 1739 , Laval, Canada, New France )

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Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU was born abt. 1669 in France

Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1711.

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

Pierre married Catherine LABELLE 26 April 1711 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Catherine LABELLE was born 5 July 1692 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Catherine died 17 December 1767 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Catherine was the child of Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAU.

Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU died 25 December 1739 in Laval, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Nadon and Catherine Baron

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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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