Joseph
VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU
(b.
26 July 1773
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
18 June 1841
,
Rimouski, Canada East
)
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Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU was born 26 July 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU was the child of Charles VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Josephe GUÉRET dite DUMONT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Marie-Josephe AUBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephte LEBRETON 2 June 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LEBRETON was born 20 November 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 9 April 1803 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte was the child of Noel LEBRETON and Marie-Reine DIONNE.
Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU died 18 June 1841 in Rimouski, Canada East .
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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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