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Pierre BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) dit GRAND PIERRE was born 30 June 1712 in Acadia, Canada
Pierre BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) dit GRAND PIERRE was the child of François BOUDROT and Madeleine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BOUDROT and Michelle AUCOIN (maternal) Jean Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie Jeanne BOURGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Madeleine MELANSON 31 January 1735 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine MELANSON was born 27 January 1714 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine was the child of Ambroise MELANSON and Françoise BOURG.
Pierre married (2) Madeleine BELIVEAU abt. 1753 in Acadia, Canada . Madeleine BELIVEAU was born 14 June 1725 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine was the child of Charles BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marguerite GRANGER.
m. Madeleine Melanson
m. Madeline Beliveau
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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