Joseph BRASSARD dit BORDET

(b. abt. 1735 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 October 1801 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BRASSARD dit BORDET was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph BRASSARD dit BORDET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD and Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD and Jeanne QUELVÉ (maternal) Paul-François CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Jeanne PHILIPPEAU

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

Joseph married Marie-Jeanne BARTHE 11 August 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . Marie-Jeanne BARTHE was born 12 May 1738 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Jeanne died 14 March 1764 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Antoine-Augustin BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE and Louise BERGERON.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Anne PARIS dite FORTIN 18 November 1765 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne PARIS dite FORTIN was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 15 June 1826 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre PARIS dit FORTIN and Marie-Angélique ST-MARTIN.

Joseph BRASSARD dit BORDET died 18 October 1801 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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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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