René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS

(b. 27 March 1639 , Poitiers, France d. 20 March 1699 , Champlain, Canada, New France )

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René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS was born 27 March 1639 in Poitiers, France

René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS was the child of ? and ?

René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

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

René married Anne-Julienne DUMONT 25 November 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Anne-Julienne DUMONT was born abt. 1646 in France. Anne-Julienne died abt. 1704 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.

René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS died 20 March 1699 in Champlain, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Dubois and Jeanne Naudin

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Occupation

René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS was a Laboureur.

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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