Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT

(b. abt. 1790 , Rouen, France d. 31 January 1830 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT was born abt. 1790 in Rouen, France

Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT was the child of ? and ?

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise-Desanges SAVARY 8 July 1818 in St-Hilaire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Desanges SAVARY was born abt. 1800 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise-Desanges was the child of Francois-Boniface SAVARY and Marie-Amable PARENT.

Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT died 31 January 1830 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

son of Pierre Bouffaux and Honoree Bodard

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Occupation

Joseph BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT was a school teacher.

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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