Joseph BONNEVILLE dit BELLEFLEUR

(b. 2 November 1734 , France d. 12 June 1816 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BONNEVILLE dit BELLEFLEUR was born 2 November 1734 in France

Joseph BONNEVILLE dit BELLEFLEUR was the child of ? and ?

Joseph was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1795.

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS 16 February 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS was born 14 April 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Louise died 15 January 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER.

Joseph BONNEVILLE dit BELLEFLEUR died 12 June 1816 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

m. (1) Marie Madeleine Buisson

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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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