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Pierre CORMIER dit LE GRAND PIERRE was born abt. 1705 in Acadia, Canada
Pierre CORMIER dit LE GRAND PIERRE was the child of Germain CORMIER and Marie Josephe LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Anne Marie PITRE abt. 1728 in Acadia, Canada . Anne Marie PITRE was born abt. 1708 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne Marie died 28 April 1741 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Anne Marie was the child of Marc PITRE and Jeanne BRUN.
Pierre married (2) Jeanne THIBODEAU 18 January 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Jeanne THIBODEAU was born 6 March 1719 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jeanne was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Anne Marie AUCOIN.
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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