François BRUNET dit BOURBONNAIS

(b. abt. 1644 , France d. 23 June 1702 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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François BRUNET dit BOURBONNAIS was born abt. 1644 in France

François BRUNET dit BOURBONNAIS was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1672.

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

François married Barbe BEAUVAIS 11 July 1672 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Barbe BEAUVAIS was born 28 August 1656 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Barbe died 25 January 1746 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Barbe was the child of Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME and Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE).

François BRUNET dit BOURBONNAIS died 23 June 1702 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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