Pierre PASSERIEU dit BONNEFOND

(b. abt. 1667 , France d. , )

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Pierre PASSERIEU dit BONNEFOND was born abt. 1667 in France

Pierre PASSERIEU dit BONNEFOND was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1687.

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

Pierre married Thérèse MARAIS dite MARET 16 November 1687 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse MARAIS dite MARET was born 30 July 1673 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Thérèse died 13 December 1755 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Thérèse was the child of Marin MARAIS and Marie DESCHAMPS.

son of Cuillat Passerieux and Guillemette Debreu

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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