Pierre RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

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abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada

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Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE Louise DUMAS

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Born: abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Bernard RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Louise DUMAS

Maternal grandparents: René DUMAS dit RENCONTRE , Marie-Magdeleine LELON (LELONG)

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Pierre married Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU 6 February 1741 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 12 December 1787 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Charles PRIMEAU and Barbe BOURCIER dite LAVIGNE.

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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Pierre RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU
Marriage date: 6 February 1741
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU was the child of Charles PRIMEAU and Barbe BOURCIER dite LAVIGNE

Children of Pierre RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU

Jean-Louis LAVIOLETTE dit RUFIANGE

Born: 26 July 1746, Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1796, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine PRUD'HOMME 10 January 1774 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne RUFIANGE

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Louis DUQUET 27 January 1772 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Angelique RUFIANGE

Born: 3 September 1756, Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Martial DUQUET 17 July 1775 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1741 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PRIMEAU 6 February 1741, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)