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Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT was born 10 July 1731 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prudent BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marie-Charlotte ETIENNE (maternal) Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Anne BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME 18 February 1754 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME was born 12 July 1730 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph died 11 February 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph was the child of Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.
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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