Pierre
BENOIT dit ABEL
(b.
17 June 1671
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
31 December 1724
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL was born 17 June 1671 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL was the child of Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST and Marthe POINTELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie DIONNE 9 November 1694 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie DIONNE was born 6 March 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie died 10 February 1736 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie was the child of Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Catherine IVORY (YVORY).
Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL died 31 December 1724 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .
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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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