Pierre-Paul
MASSÉ dit SANCERRE
(b.
28 January 1717
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
18 September 1788
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was born 28 January 1717 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BEAUDET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent BEAUDET and Marguerite-Louise CREVIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Paul married Catherine ROBERT 18 August 1749 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine ROBERT was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 19 May 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Catherine was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME.
Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE died 18 September 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Paul 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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