François Marie
PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE
(b.
5 February 1677
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
9 October 1729
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
)
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François Marie PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE was born 5 February 1677 in Montréal, Canada, New France
François Marie PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE was the child of Pierre PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE and Marie PAR and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PICOTÉ and Perrine LAMBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François Marie married Marie-Catherine TROTTIER 27 May 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine TROTTIER was born 28 July 1678 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Catherine died 26 February 1731 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Catherine was the child of Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE.
François Marie PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE died 9 October 1729 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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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