François BOURDELAIS dit BREME

(b. 27 February 1762 , Québec, Canada d. 7 July 1796 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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François BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 27 February 1762 in Québec, Canada

François BOURDELAIS dit BREME was the child of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Geneviève CHARRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHARRON and Marie-Charles-Charlotte BOUCHER

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

François married Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1787 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 30 November 1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE.

François BOURDELAIS dit BREME died 7 July 1796 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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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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