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Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 3 May 1768 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON was the child of Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne LEGARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marguerite DUMAS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Thérèse ROUSSINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Genevieve MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT) 18 July 1791 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT) was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 24 December 1812 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Genevieve was the child of Jean MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT) and Marie-Louise BLAIS.
Pierre married (2) Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT 14 August 1814 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT was born abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 20 October 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Geneviève was the child of Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD and Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX.
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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