Louis AUDET dit PIERCOT

(b. abt. 1674 , France d. 8 December 1738 , Verchères, Canada, New France )

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Louis AUDET dit PIERCOT was born abt. 1674 in France

Louis AUDET dit PIERCOT was the child of ? and ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1702.

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

Louis married Madeleine CHRETIEN 19 June 1702 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Madeleine CHRETIEN was born abt. 1646 in St-Eustache, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Madeleine died 25 February 1709 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur).

Louis married (2) Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX 14 February 1712 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX was born 22 April 1682 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Anne died 8 July 1738 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE.

Louis AUDET dit PIERCOT died 8 December 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Audet and Marie-Anne Canut

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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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