Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

(b. 23 November 1760 , Varennes, Canada d. 17 August 1824 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 23 November 1760 in Varennes, Canada

Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ (maternal) Joseph BRUNEL and Josephte SENÉCAL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Madeleine LAMBERT 21 January 1788 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LAMBERT was born 14 March 1766 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Madeleine was the child of Eustache-Gustave LAMBERT and Angelique GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE.

Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS died 17 August 1824 in Boucherville, 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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