Pierre
GOUR dit LAVIGNE
(b.
2 December 1718
,
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
d.
2 September 1798
,
Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE was born 2 December 1718 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine RICHAUME and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marguerite GRATIOT (GRACIOT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 5 May 1744 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) was born 29 November 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 24 September 1758 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Sulpice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and Marie-Louise BOUSQUET.
Pierre married (2) Marie RIVET 4 November 1760 in Repentigny, Canada . Marie RIVET was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 18 June 1800 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU).
Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE died 2 September 1798 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.
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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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