François TESTARD dit PARIS

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abt. 1684 , France

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Born: abt. 1684 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

François was an immigrant, arriving by 1706.

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François married Marie DOIRON 22 November 1706 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie DOIRON was born abt. 1687 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 2 February 1733 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Marie was the child of Jean DOIRON and Marie-Anne CANOL.

son of Jean Testard and Jeanne Vignier

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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François TESTARD dit PARIS married

Marie DOIRON
Marriage date: 22 November 1706
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: www.acadiansingray.com

Marie DOIRON was the child of Jean DOIRON and Marie-Anne CANOL

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François dit Paris, son of Jean Testard and Jeanne Vignier of Beaumont in Picardie, not Paris, married Marie, daughter of Jean Doiron and Marie-Anne Canol of Minas, at Port-Royal in November 1706. Paris worked as a carpenter and a navigator. Marie gave him seven children, including three sons, but only the youngest son created a family of his own.

Children of François TESTARD dit PARIS and Marie DOIRON

Marie Louise TESTARD

Born: abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 11 February 1759, St-Malo, France

Married: Charles Dit Lejeune PINET 1723 Place: Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia)

Jean François TESTARD

Born: abt. 1708, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 23 January 1736, Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia

Pierre Joseph TESTARD

Born: abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Anne Jeanne TESTARD dite PARIS

Born: 19 April 1713, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 22 April 1764, St-Pierre, Terre-Neuve, Canada

Married: Michel SAMSON 1729 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie TESTARD

Born: abt. 1715, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, January 14, 1984

1706 Marriage / Partner
François TESTARD dit PARIS and Marie DOIRON 22 November 1706, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)