Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL

Born

abt. 1695 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

abt. 1754 , Acadia, Canada

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François CORMIER Marguerite LEBLANC

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Born: abt. 1695 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: François CORMIER

Mother: Marguerite LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents: Thomas CORMIER , Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LEBLANC , 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
Marriage date: 22 November 1718
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
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Marie Anne CYR was the child of Jean CYR and Françoise MELANSON

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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

Born: abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 13 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Charles GAUDET 1739 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean François CORMIER

Born: abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 September 1771, , France

Married: Josephte CYR 22 May 1747 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Nannette (Anne) CORMIER

Born: 22 May 1728, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1768, Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Pierre BOURG 21 February 1746 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jean Baptiste CORMIER

Born: abt. 1730, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 28 June 1792, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BERNARD 1759 Place: , Canada

Madeleine CORMIER

Born: abt. 1734, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 14 February 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marguerite CORMIER

Born: abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 November 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques BOURG 10 August 1754 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Rosalie CORMIER

Born: abt. 1735, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 10 January 1796, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Claude BAROLET 1751 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Married: Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) 9 November 1762 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois CORMIER

Born: abt. 1737, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 15 March 1810, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jeanne-Victoire PRINCE (LEPRINCE) 7 January 1760 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie CORMIER

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 21 December 1774, , Acadia, Canada

Married: Amable ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX 24 August 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre CORMIER

Born: 12 January 1742, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 19 March 1812, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Blanche CORMIER

Born: 29 July 1745, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 23 December 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste ALAIN 11 January 1762 Place: 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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