flag male ancestor  Jean-François-Amable  RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

  (b. 7 October 1742 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 15 February 1817 Châteauguay, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE was born 7 October 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of François RUFIANGE   and   Marie-Anne POINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Louise DUMAS (maternal)  Jean POINEAU and Barbe BOURCIER dite LAVIGNE

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Jean-François-Amable  married  Josephte GENDRON 14 January 1765 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GENDRON  was born 26 February 1743 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) .  Josephte died 1 November 1796 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) .  Josephte was the child of Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Louise LOUVOIS.

Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE died 15 February 1817 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE married flag female ancestor Josephte GENDRON-- Date: 14 January 1765 Place: Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GENDRON was the child of Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Louise LOUVOIS




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birth1742 Birth
7 October 1742
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Josephte GENDRON 14 January 1765, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 22 years old.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte GENDRON died 1 November 1796, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
marriage1806 Marriage of Child
Jean RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE married 24 November 1806, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Claire THIBERT
death1817 Death
15 February 1817
Châteauguay, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 8/10/2020 8:17:57 AM - Updated: 5/25/2021 10:35:11 AM

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