Pierre
MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN
(b.
9 October 1748
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
8 October 1827
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 9 October 1748 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE (maternal) François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie GARCEAU abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie GARCEAU was born abt. 1754 in Canada. Marie died 26 May 1844 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of Jean Joseph GARCEAU and Marie Josephte HAUTBOIS.
Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN died 8 October 1827 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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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