Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

(b. 13 January 1722 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1749 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France )

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Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 13 January 1722 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Madeleine GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER (maternal) Gabriel GOSSELIN and Madeleine PICHET

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

Josephte-Jeanne married Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE 3 November 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE was born 3 October 1717 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 31 January 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN.

Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 16 November 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France.
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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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Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married

Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE-- Date: 3 November 1744 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL:

Jean-Baptiste RACETTE (b.25 December 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Victoire VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) 8 January 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
13 January 1722
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE 3 November 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RACETTE was born 25 December 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Josephte-Jeanne was 25 years old.