Jean COMPAIRON dit BOIRY

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abt. 1657 , France

Died

16 August 1703 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1657 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1680.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Jean married Marie GALBRUN 20 May 1680 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GALBRUN was born 28 November 1663 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie was the child of Simon GALBRUN and Françoise DUVERGER.

Jean COMPAIRON dit BOIRY died 16 August 1703 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Compairon dit Lavergne and Marie Anne Luneau

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Jean COMPAIRON dit BOIRY married

Marie GALBRUN
Marriage date: 20 May 1680
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie GALBRUN was the child of Simon GALBRUN and Françoise DUVERGER

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Thérèse COMPAIRON dite BOIRY

Born: 2 April 1689, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CLOUTIER 3 August 1719 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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