Pierre
DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE
(b.
12 April 1767
,
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
23 August 1841
,
L'Orignal, Prescott, Canada West
)
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Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE was born 12 April 1767 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Joseph DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Louise GUETHIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis GUETHIER dit LEVEILLE and Marie Louise POITRASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Catherine MOREAU 2 February 1789 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MOREAU was born 18 February 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Catherine died 23 June 1800 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Catherine was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Francoise MAROTTE dite LABONTE.
Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE died 23 August 1841 in L'Orignal, Prescott, Canada West.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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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