Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

(b. abt. 1651 , France d. 30 November 1687 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )

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Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born abt. 1651 in France

Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1674.

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

Jean married Jeanne PEPIN 6 February 1674 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jeanne PEPIN was born 28 March 1656 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jeanne died 17 August 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jeanne was the child of Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHIN.

Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 30 November 1687 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Heroux and Marie Royer

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Occupation

Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was a Laboureur et Agriculteur.

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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