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Pierre VOISIN dit JOLIBOIS was born abt. 1678
Pierre VOISIN dit JOLIBOIS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne MARTIN 12 November 1703 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne MARTIN was born 20 December 1682 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles MARTIN and Catherine DUPUIS.
Pierre married (2) Jeanne PERRAS 23 December 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Jeanne PERRAS was born 10 July 1671 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne died 30 October 1718 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne was the child of Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE.
Pierre VOISIN dit JOLIBOIS died 31 January 1721 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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