André
SIMON dit BOUCHER
Born
abt. 1665
,
France
Died
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Born: abt. 1665 in France
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André was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1686.
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André married Marie MARTIN dite BARNABE abt. 1688 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie MARTIN dite BARNABE was born abt. 1667 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 3 March 1750 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie was the child of Barnabe MARTIN and Jeanne PELLETRET.
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 André SIMON dit BOUCHER
André SIMON dit BOUCHER married 
Marie MARTIN dite BARNABE
Marriage date: abt. 1688
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie MARTIN dite BARNABE was the child of Barnabe MARTIN and Jeanne PELLETRET
Marie MARTIN dite BARNABEMarriage date: abt. 1688
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie MARTIN dite BARNABE was the child of Barnabe MARTIN and Jeanne PELLETRET
Marriage notes:
André Simon dit Jacques Boucher, born in c1663, was a butcher, hence his dit, and was variously called Jacques Le Boucher and Jacques Boucher in Port-Royal censuses. He married Marie dit Pelletret, daughter of Barnabé Martin and Jeanne Pelletret, at Port-Royal in c1688. Marie gave André nine children, four sons and five daughters. Three of André's sons created families of their own, and each used the dit Boucher.
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Children of André SIMON dit BOUCHER and Marie MARTIN dite BARNABE
Pierre SIMON dit BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada
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Marie SIMON dite BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1691, , Acadia, Canada
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Madeleine SIMON dite BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada
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Charles SIMON dit BOUCHERMarried: Marie Josephe PITRE 12 February 1730 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Jeanne SIMON dite BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1699, , Acadia, Canada
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Anne SIMON dite BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1702, , Acadia, Canada
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Marie Josephe SIMON dite BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1705, , Acadia, Canada
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Marguerite SIMON dite BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1709, , Acadia, Canada
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Married: Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) 7 January 1739 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
André SIMON dit BOUCHERBorn: abt. 1713, , Acadia, Canada
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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, December 17, 1983
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