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Pierre PANDELET dit PLAISANCE was born abt. 1736 in Gascogne, France
Pierre PANDELET dit PLAISANCE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Josephte AUGER 6 January 1761 in Lotbinière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte AUGER was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte was the child of Jean-Louis AUGER and Marie-Josephe CARON.
son of Pierre Pandelet and Jeanne Lapize
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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