Genevieve-Josephte
DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS
(b.
17 June 1758
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
d.
21 April 1810
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
)
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Genevieve-Josephte DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was born 17 June 1758 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Genevieve-Josephte DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was the child of Joseph-Marie DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Catherine-Therese RENOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marie Ursule ADAMS (maternal) Charles-Michel-François RENOUX and Catherine MARINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve-Josephte married Antoine DUGUAY 28 January 1788 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine DUGUAY was born 30 May 1756 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Antoine was the child of Jean-Pierre DUGUAY and Marie-Anne PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE.
Genevieve-Josephte DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS died 21 April 1810 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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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)
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