Michel
POIRIER dit DE FRANCE
(b.
abt. 1667
,
Lourdun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
14 November 1740
,
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
)
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Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE was born abt. 1667 in Lourdun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE was the child of ? and ?Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1692.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie CHIASSON abt. 1692 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie CHIASSON was born abt. 1670 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARD.
Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE died 14 November 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .
son of Joseph Poirier and Marie ?
Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.
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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