Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD

(b. abt. 1721 , France d. 15 May 1757 , Sorel, Canada, New France )

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Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD was born abt. 1721 in France

Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1751.

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

Jacques married Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 11 January 1751 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 14 November 1730 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephe died 12 November 1805 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe was the child of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.

Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD died 15 May 1757 in Sorel, Canada, New France .

son of Nicolas Percherotte (Poucherot) and Marie Gamard

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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