Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE

(b. 22 August 1648 , France d. , )

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Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE was born 22 August 1648 in France

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1676.

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

Pierre married Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI 21 October 1676 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI was born 24 November 1661 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Anne died 11 May 1719 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Anne was the child of René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT.

son of Elie Bourbeau and Marie Noiron

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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