Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

(b. 17 September 1756 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

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Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 17 September 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ (maternal) Joseph BRUNEL and Josephte SENÉCAL

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Josephte married Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) 11 November 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) was born 12 January 1752 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 21 October 1828 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.

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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Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS married

Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)-- Date: 11 November 1776 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Children:

Gabriel-Joseph Geoffrion 1777-1832
Charlotte Geoffrion 1781-
Marie-Louise Geoffrion 1785-
Joseph Geoffrion
Amable Geoffrion 1786-1856

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1756 Birth
17 September 1756
Varennes, Canada, New France

1776 Marriage / Partner
Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS and Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) 11 November 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 years old.

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