Jean Pierre
CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE
(b.
22 June 1720
,
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
d.
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Jean Pierre CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE was born 22 June 1720 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Jean Pierre CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE was the child of Germain CORMIER and Marie Josephe LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Pierre married Marie Josephte DOUCET 25 February 1745 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Marie Josephte DOUCET was born abt. 1719 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephte died 19 January 1796 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie Josephte was the child of François Charles DOUCET and Marie Anne POIRIER.
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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