Pierre-Rene
DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD
(b.
14 August 1744
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
d.
26 August 1833
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 14 August 1744 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS and Marie-Anne MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER (maternal) Pierre MORIN and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Rene married Jeanne Anne ALAIN 7 January 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne Anne ALAIN was born abt. 1737 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Jeanne Anne died 28 August 1809 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jeanne Anne was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Therese BORNIC.
Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 26 August 1833 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .
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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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