Francois
GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY
(b.
31 January 1775
,
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
5 April 1855
,
Lavaltrie, Canada East
)
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Francois GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY was born 31 January 1775 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY was the child of Antoine-Toussaint GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY and Genevieve HARNOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Agathe LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-François HARNOIS and Geneviève-Catherine DALPÉ dite PARISEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Josephte BOURDON 8 November 1802 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BOURDON was born 13 December 1782 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Josephte died 11 February 1863 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Josephte was the child of Francois-Marc BOURDON and Gertrude DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD.
Francois GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY died 5 April 1855 in Lavaltrie, 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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