Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

(b. abt. 1755 , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 July 1828 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was the child of Claude BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Catherine CUSSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE) (maternal) Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD

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

Joseph married Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR 4 October 1779 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josette died 6 August 1828 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Josette was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUSSY dit LAFLEUR and Agathe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE.

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME died 31 July 1828 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .

Married 4 October 1779, St-Sulpice, l'Assomption, Quebec, to Josephte Coussy dit Lafleur

Children:

Josephte Bourdelais
Thérèse Bourdelais
Pierre Bourdelais
François Bourdelais

Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.

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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