Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE

(b. abt. 1705 , Paris, France d. , )

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Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE was born abt. 1705 in Paris, France

Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE was the child of Jacques GAMACHE dit LAMARRE and Marguerite-Lamarre PINEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Jacques GAMACHE dit LAMARRE LE TARDIF SIR and Jacqueline-Gamache-Dit-Lamarre-Le-Tardif-Sir CADOT

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1726.

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

Pierre married Marie Josephe FOREST abt. 1726 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Josephe FOREST was born abt. 1695 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe died 14 July 1738 in New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Josephe was the child of Michel FOREST (DE FOREST) and Marie PETITPAS.

Pierre married (2) Isabelle THIBODEAU 14 July 1738 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Isabelle THIBODEAU was born 16 November 1710 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Isabelle was the child of Claude THIBODEAU and Elisabeth COMEAU.

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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