Pierre
DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE
(b.
25 October 1742
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
3 June 1817
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was born 25 October 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY (maternal) Jacques LAVOIE and Angélique GARANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Julie GIRARD 17 August 1769 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Julie GIRARD was born 3 July 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Julie died 13 April 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Julie was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS.
Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE died 3 June 1817 in La Malbaie, 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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