Jean
PERRIER dit OLIVIER
(b.
28 April 1736
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
31 December 1802
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER was born 28 April 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET) (maternal) Pierre JOUSSET and Jeanne GOGUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Catherine POISSANT 12 February 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine POISSANT was born 30 November 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 26 July 1825 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE and Angélique GIROUX.
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER died 31 December 1802 in La Prairie, 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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