Pierre
CLOISTRE dit CLOUATRE
Born
abt. 1695
,
France
Died
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Born: abt. 1695 in France
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Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1720.
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Pierre married Marguerite LEBLANC abt. 1720 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite LEBLANC was born abt. 1700 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite was the child of Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGAS.
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)
Spouse & Children of Pierre CLOISTRE dit CLOUATRE
Pierre CLOISTRE dit CLOUATRE married 
Marguerite LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1720
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: www.acadiansingray.com
Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGAS
Marguerite LEBLANCMarriage date: abt. 1720
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: www.acadiansingray.com
Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGAS
Marriage notes:
Pierre Cloistre dit Clouâtre, a gunsmith, reached Acadia from France by 1722, the year he married Marguerite, daughter of André LeBlanc, one of the pioneers of the Minas settlement. Pierre and Marguerite settled at Grand-Pré and had at least a dozen children, including five sons, all born at Minas: Louis in August 1724, Georges in November 1727, Dominique in May 1729, Pierre-Sylvain in c1740, and Joseph in c1750. Their daughter Marie-Josèphe was born in April 1723, Anne in March 1744, and Marthe-Marie July 1746. Daughter Anne's marriage record calls her a native of "St. Jean, Acadia," so the gunsmith and his wife may have lived on French-controlled Île St.-Jean during the 1740s. Only one of Pierre and Marguerite's sons seems to have married before Le Grand Dérangement: Third son Dominique married Françoise, daughter of Claude Boudrot, fils, probably at Minas in c1750. Oldest daughter Marie-Josèphe married Pierre, son of Augustin Hébert, at Grand-Pré in October 1747.
Children of Pierre CLOISTRE dit CLOUATRE and Marguerite LEBLANC
Marie Josephe CLOUATREBorn: April 1723, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Louis CLOUATREBorn: abt. 1724, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Marguerite CLOUATREBorn: abt. 1726, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Georges CLOUATREBorn: November 1727, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Dominique CLOUATREBorn: 11 May 1729, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 16 January 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 January 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1750 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Madeleine CLOUATREMarried: Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1753 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Marguerite Charlotte CLOUATREBorn: abt. 1732, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Pierre Sylvain CLOUATREBorn: abt. 1740, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Marie CLOUATREBorn: abt. 1742, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Anne CLOUATREBorn: March 1744, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Marie Marthe CLOUATREBorn: July 1746, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Joseph CLOUATREBorn: abt. 1750, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, February 12, 1983
1723 Birth of ChildMarie Josephe CLOUATRE was born April 1723, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1727 Birth of ChildGeorges CLOUATRE was born November 1727, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1729 Birth of ChildDominique CLOUATRE was born 11 May 1729, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1744 Birth of ChildAnne CLOUATRE was born March 1744, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1746 Birth of ChildMarie Marthe CLOUATRE was born July 1746, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
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