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