Pierre-François GRENARD dit ST GERMAIN

(b. 26 December 1676 , France d. , )

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Pierre-François GRENARD dit ST GERMAIN was born 26 December 1676 in France

Pierre-François GRENARD dit ST GERMAIN was the child of ? and ?

Pierre-François was an immigrant, arriving by 1714.

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Pierre-François married Marguerite LEVREAU 23 April 1714 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite LEVREAU was born 14 February 1695 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite died 9 June 1765 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Pierre-Charles LEVREAU and Marie-Jeanne-Louise COURTOIS.

son of Nicolas Grenard and Catherine Plaisant

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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