Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL

(b. abt. 1695 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. abt. 1754 , Acadia, Canada )

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Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL was born abt. 1695 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL was the child of François CORMIER and Marguerite LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERT

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Pierre married Marie Anne CYR 22 November 1718 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie Anne CYR was born abt. 1700 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne was the child of Jean CYR and Françoise MELANSON.

Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL died abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada.
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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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Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL married

Marie Anne CYR-- Date: 22 November 1718 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
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Marie Anne CYR was the child of Jean CYR and Françoise MELANSON

Groom's Name: Pierre Cormier
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Bride's Name: Marianne Sire
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Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1718
Marriage Place: Roman Catholic,Beaubassin,Cumberland,Nova Scotia
Groom's Father's Name: Francois Cormier
Groom's Mother's Name: Marguerite Leblanc
Bride's Father's Name: Jean Sire
Bride's Mother's Name: Francoise Melanson
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51000-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: unknown
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Collection: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909

Children of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR:

Marie CORMIER (b.abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada d. 13 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Charles GAUDET 1739 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean François CORMIER (b.abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada d. 25 September 1771, , France)
m. Josephte CYR 22 May 1747 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Nannette (Anne) CORMIER (b.22 May 1728, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. abt. 1768, Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Pierre BOURG 21 February 1746 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jean Baptiste CORMIER (b.abt. 1730, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 28 June 1792, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine BERNARD 1759 in , Canada

Madeleine CORMIER (b.abt. 1734, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 14 February 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Marguerite CORMIER (b.abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada d. 25 November 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques BOURG 10 August 1754 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Rosalie CORMIER (b.abt. 1735, , Acadia, Canada d. 10 January 1796, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Claude BAROLET 1751 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
m. Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) 9 November 1762 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois CORMIER (b.abt. 1737, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 15 March 1810, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jeanne-Victoire PRINCE (LEPRINCE) 7 January 1760 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie CORMIER (b.abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada d. 21 December 1774, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Amable ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX 24 August 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre CORMIER (b.12 January 1742, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 19 March 1812, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Marie-Blanche CORMIER (b.29 July 1745, , Acadia, Canada d. 23 December 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste ALAIN 11 January 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Francois CORMIER 26; Marguerite LEBLANC (wife) 22; Marguerite 5; Marie 4; Pierre 3; Anne 5 months; 10 cattle, 2 sheep, 4 hogs, 7 1/ 2 arpents, 1 gun.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Beaubassin
Francois CORMIER 28 Marguerite LEBLANC (wife) 24 Pierre 5 Marguerite 7 Marie 6 Anne 3 12 cattle, 8 sheep, 3 hogs, 15 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1714 Beaubassin
Francois CORMIER and Marguerite LeBLANC, Pierre, Anne, Catherine, Cecile, Paul, Francois, Joseph.
1714 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR 22 November 1718, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Birth of Child
Nannette (Anne) CORMIER was born 22 May 1728, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre CORMIER was born 12 January 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Blanche CORMIER was born 29 July 1745, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1746 Marriage of Child
Nannette (Anne) CORMIER married 21 February 1746, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Pierre BOURG

1747 Marriage of Child
Jean François CORMIER married 22 May 1747, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Josephte CYR

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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