Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

(b. abt. 1810 , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 November 1847 , Sorel, Canada East )

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Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born abt. 1810 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève VANDAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE (maternal) Jacques VANDAL and Louise-Thérèse VENNE

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

Pierre married Catherine HUS COURNOYER 29 May 1838 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Catherine HUS COURNOYER was born 1 December 1813 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER and Marie FREDETTE (FRADET).

Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA died 2 November 1847 in Sorel, Canada East .

m. Cournoyer Catherine

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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