Martin PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR

(b. abt. 1730 , France d. , )

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Martin PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR was born abt. 1730 in France

Martin PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR was the child of ? and ?

Martin was an immigrant, arriving by 1763.

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

Martin married Pelagie THIBERT 16 May 1763 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pelagie THIBERT was born 27 August 1745 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Pelagie died 3 April 1795 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Pelagie was the child of Jean-Marie THIBERT and Marie-Louise PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADE.

Martin married (2) Marie-Josephte GIRARD 9 January 1797 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte GIRARD was born 23 May 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte died 20 June 1828 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume GIRARD and Louise-Elisabeth DEVIS.

son of Jean-Charles Prunier and Jeanne Meline

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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