Pierre BARIL dit DUCHENAY

(b. abt. 1736 , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 January 1805 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BARIL dit DUCHENAY was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre BARIL dit DUCHENAY was the child of Jean-François BARIL dit DUCHENAY and Geneviève-Michelle SICARD dite CARUFEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BARIL dit DUCHENAY and Jeanne-Judith BLANCHET (maternal) Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL and Geneviève RATTÉ

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Anne HAYOT (AYOTTE) 25 November 1761 in Louiseville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HAYOT (AYOTTE) was born 28 November 1740 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 10 March 1790 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Anne was the child of Ignace HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Anne-Françoise LÉCUYER dite LANEUVILLE.

Pierre BARIL dit DUCHENAY died 31 January 1805 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .

m. Lefebvre Claire

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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