Pierre LECUYER dit LAPIERRE

(b. abt. 1634 , France d. , )

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Pierre LECUYER dit LAPIERRE was born abt. 1634 in France

Pierre LECUYER dit LAPIERRE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1670.

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

Pierre married Marie JUILLET 23 July 1670 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie JUILLET was born 25 November 1653 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie died 29 September 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie was the child of Blaise JUILLET dit AVIGNON and Marie-Anne-Antoinette LIERCOURT.

son of Rene Lecuyer and Marguerite Reingeaude

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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