François FENIS GRUFFAT dit DAUPHINÉ

(b. 17 July 1681 , France d. 27 March 1757 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France )

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François FENIS GRUFFAT dit DAUPHINÉ was born 17 July 1681 in France

François FENIS GRUFFAT dit DAUPHINÉ was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1721.

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

François married Madeleine GADIOU 6 October 1721 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine GADIOU was born 9 November 1695 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 11 June 1779 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Madeleine was the child of Gilles GADIOU and Marie-Anne DELUGRE.

François FENIS GRUFFAT dit DAUPHINÉ died 27 March 1757 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .

son of Christophe Gruffat and Jeanne Antoine Laplace

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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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