Pierre TONDREAU dit LASOUCHE

(b. 17 March 1648 , France d. 24 July 1729 , L'Islet, Canada, New France )

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Pierre TONDREAU dit LASOUCHE was born 17 March 1648 in France

Pierre TONDREAU dit LASOUCHE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1691.

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne FRECHET 6 February 1691 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne FRECHET was born 8 September 1674 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Anne died 4 May 1741 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) and Marie-Charlotte GODIN.

Pierre TONDREAU dit LASOUCHE died 24 July 1729 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .

son of Sylvain Tondreau and Jacqueline Oudet

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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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