Pierre
FRONTIGNY dit MÉCHIN
(b.
21 October 1683
,
Belval-sous-Chatillon, St-Roch, Marne, France
d.
17 April 1728
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre FRONTIGNY dit MÉCHIN was born 21 October 1683 in Belval-sous-Chatillon, St-Roch, Marne, France
Pierre FRONTIGNY dit MÉCHIN was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1715.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Madeleine LAJOUE 8 April 1715 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine LAJOUE was born 16 August 1697 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 27 December 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of François LAJOUE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE).
Pierre FRONTIGNY dit MÉCHIN died 17 April 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Claude Frontigny and Marie Vandelle
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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