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 LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of Jean-François-Amable appear below.
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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