François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE

(b. 5 January 1733 , France d. 8 September 1815 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE was born 5 January 1733 in France

François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1782.

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

François married Marie-Anne BRODEUR 18 May 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne BRODEUR was born 17 July 1739 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 17 May 1779 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Marie BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Anne TETREAULT dite DUCHARME.

François married (2) Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE 7 October 1782 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE was born 1 December 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Cecile died 4 April 1819 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Cecile was the child of Pierre ÉDELINE and Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE.

François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE died 8 September 1815 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

son of Jacques Borduas and Marie Ravitta

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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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