Jean-Louis
LAVIOLETTE dit RUFIANGE
(b.
26 July 1746
,
Châteauguay, Canada, New France
d.
20 August 1796
,
Île-Perrot, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Louis LAVIOLETTE dit RUFIANGE was born 26 July 1746 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Jean-Louis LAVIOLETTE dit RUFIANGE was the child of Pierre RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Louise DUMAS (maternal) Charles PRIMEAU and Barbe BOURCIER dite LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Louis married Marie-Madeleine PRUD'HOMME 10 January 1774 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine PRUD'HOMME was born 16 July 1746 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 9 September 1782 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Madeleine DELPECHE.
Jean-Louis LAVIOLETTE dit RUFIANGE died 20 August 1796 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada .
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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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