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Rose-Melina LEONARD dite GIROURD was born January 1852 in Québec Province, Canada
Rose-Melina LEONARD dite GIROURD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rose-Melina married Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU 28 August 1870 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU was born 13 June 1852 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire).
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)
Family and Children of Rose-Melina LEONARD dite GIROURD
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Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU-- Date: 28 August 1870 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU and Rose-Melina LEONARD dite GIROURD:
Jean Baptiste BOURBEAU (b.29 January 1883, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1943, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Emelina LEBEAU 25 October 1904
Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU-- Date: 28 August 1870 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USAChildren of Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU and Rose-Melina LEONARD dite GIROURD:
Jean Baptiste BOURBEAU (b.29 January 1883, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1943, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)m. Emelina LEBEAU 25 October 1904
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1852 Birth January 1852
Québec Province, Canada
1870 Marriage / PartnerRose-Melina LEONARD dite GIROURD and Charles-Elzear BOURBEAU 28 August 1870, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
She was 18 years old.
1883 Birth of ChildJean Baptiste BOURBEAU was born 29 January 1883, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire)
Rose-Melina was 31 years old.
Added: 12/13/2021 2:07:33 PM
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