Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. 20 February 1713 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

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Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE was born 20 February 1713 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Francoise LECLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie DUBOIS (maternal) Robert LECLERC and Marie JALAIS

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

Jean married Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 6 February 1741 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 4 December 1714 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jeanne died 8 June 1777 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jeanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU.

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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Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE married

Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)-- Date: 6 February 1741 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

Children of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX):

Josephte BROUILLETTE (b.14 March 1743, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1779, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean CHARBONNEAU 16 January 1758 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Francoise BROUILLETTE (b.11 February 1746, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

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1713 Birth
20 February 1713
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 6 February 1741, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Josephte BROUILLETTE was born 14 March 1743, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francoise BROUILLETTE was born 11 February 1746, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean was 32 years old.

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