Pierre-Jacques
DENIS dit LAPIERRE
(b.
22 September 1696
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
16 April 1758
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 22 September 1696 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie GODIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Jacques married Veronique MATHIEU 22 October 1725 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Veronique MATHIEU was born 18 January 1704 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Veronique died 29 July 1759 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of René MATHIEU and Geneviève ROUSSIN.
Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE died 16 April 1758 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Jacques 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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