Pierre
CORMIER dit PALETTE
(b.
17 July 1704
,
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
d.
31 January 1752
,
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
)
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Pierre CORMIER dit PALETTE was born 17 July 1704 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Pierre CORMIER dit PALETTE was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Cecile THIBODEAU 17 July 1730 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Cecile THIBODEAU was born 5 November 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Cecile was the child of Jean THIBODEAU and Marguerite HÉBERT.
Pierre CORMIER dit PALETTE died 31 January 1752 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .
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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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