Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. abt. 1667 , France d. 14 August 1747 , Châteauguay, Canada, New France )

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Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE was born abt. 1667 in France

Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of ? and ?

Bernard was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1698.

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

Bernard married Louise DUMAS 24 November 1698 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louise DUMAS was born 11 December 1680 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louise died 29 January 1756 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louise was the child of René DUMAS dit RENCONTRE and Marie-Magdeleine LELON (LELONG).

Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE died 14 August 1747 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Rufiange and Louise Rival from St-Armand-le-Petit, Haute-Vienne, 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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