Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

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7 October 1742 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

15 February 1817 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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François RUFIANGE Marie-Anne POINEAU

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Born: 7 October 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François RUFIANGE

Mother: Marie-Anne POINEAU

Paternal grandparents: Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE , Louise DUMAS

Maternal grandparents: Jean POINEAU , 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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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.

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

Josephte GENDRON
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GENDRON was the child of Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Louise LOUVOIS

Children of Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Josephte GENDRON

Jean RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Claire THIBERT 24 November 1806 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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Birth — 1742
7 October 1742
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - 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.

1765 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.

1775 - 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte GENDRON died 1 November 1796, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE married 24 November 1806, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Claire THIBERT

Death — 1817
15 February 1817
Châteauguay, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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