Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT

(b. abt. 1760 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 March 1835 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT was the child of Prisque GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Catherine MAUPAS dite ST-HILAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Anne-Jeanne TARDIF (maternal) Nicolas MAUPAS dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Jeanne MONTMINY

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Pierre married Genevieve MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 7 January 1794 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 1 October 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Genevieve died 25 September 1801 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Genevieve was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT died 19 March 1835 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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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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