Pierre
MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
(b.
5 September 1719
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
31 August 1771
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 5 September 1719 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe VALLEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON (maternal) Pierre VALLEE and Marie-Thérèse LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Luce-Louise RICHARD 16 February 1744 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Luce-Louise RICHARD was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Luce-Louise was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE.
Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 31 August 1771 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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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