Joseph
RIVARD dit DUFRESNE
(b.
June 1709
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
24 January 1793
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born June 1709 in Québec Province, Canada
Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth LEFEBVRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephte TOUTANT 10 November 1732 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte TOUTANT was born 5 May 1702 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Josephte died 27 October 1778 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte was the child of Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL).
Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE died 24 January 1793 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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