Philippe DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE

(b. abt. 1716 , France d. , )

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Philippe DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1716 in France

Philippe DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE was the child of ? and ?

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

Philippe married Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN 29 August 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN was born 31 May 1722 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jacques CHAPELAIN and Marie-Suzanne TELLIER.

son of Laurent Degré and Anne Duhamel

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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