Pierre
THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ
(b.
22 January 1707
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
2 August 1781
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was born 22 January 1707 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was the child of Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Rose COITOU 30 September 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Rose COITOU was born 10 July 1714 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Rose was the child of Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne RICHARD.
Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ died 2 August 1781 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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