Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE

(b. 10 April 1662 , France d. 18 September 1727 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 10 April 1662 in France

Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre-Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1687.

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

Pierre-Jean married Marie GODIN 8 October 1687 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie GODIN was born 27 April 1662 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie died 16 October 1733 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHER.

Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE died 18 September 1727 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

son of Blaise Denis and Jeanne Laponche

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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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