Joseph-Pierre BORDUAS
Born: 5 October 1790, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Louise JARRET 20 September 1813 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie
GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN
Born
13 August 1769
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
28 January 1822
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
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Marie GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN married Jean-Baptiste BORDUAS
Marriage date: 6 October 1788
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BORDUAS was the child of François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE and Marie-Anne BRODEUR
Jean-Baptiste BORDUASMarriage date: 6 October 1788
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BORDUAS was the child of François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE and Marie-Anne BRODEUR
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Nathalie BORDUAS
Born: 21 June 1802, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 28 October 1844, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 28 October 1844, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Married: Jacques JODOIN 18 January 1820 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 176913 August 1769
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerMarie GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN and Jean-Baptiste BORDUAS 6 October 1788, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 19 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildJoseph-Pierre BORDUAS was born 5 October 1790, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie was 21 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1802 Birth of ChildNathalie BORDUAS was born 21 June 1802, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie was 32 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildSophie BORDUAS was born 2 March 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie was 34 years old.
1813 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Pierre BORDUAS married 20 September 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise JARRET
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 Marriage of ChildNathalie BORDUAS married 18 January 1820, Varennes, Lower Canada to Jacques JODOIN
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Death — 182228 January 1822
Varennes, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 52.
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