Pierre
LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR
(b.
29 August 1683
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
8 July 1777
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR was born 29 August 1683 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Jeanne-Léonarde GENESTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie HUS 25 June 1711 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie HUS was born 31 August 1683 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 14 November 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie was the child of Paul HUS and Jeanne BAILLARGEON.
Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR died 8 July 1777 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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