Pierre
PEPIN dit LAFORCE
(b.
29 December 1652
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
2 April 1722
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 29 December 1652 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was the child of Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Louise LEMIRE 20 October 1681 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Louise LEMIRE was born 10 May 1666 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise died 22 June 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise was the child of Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET.
Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE died 2 April 1722 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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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