immigrant flag male ancestor  Jacques-Jean  RAVION dit BOISJOLY

  (b. abt. 1650 St-Vivien, Saintes, Saintonge, France   d. 8 October 1732 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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Jacques-Jean RAVION dit BOISJOLY was born abt. 1650 in St-Vivien, Saintes, Saintonge, France

Jacques-Jean RAVION dit BOISJOLY was the child of ?   and   ?

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Jacques-Jean  married  Suzanne HUDDE 27 November 1700 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne HUDDE  was born 6 September 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Suzanne died 26 July 1711 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Suzanne was the child of Jacques HUDDE and Marie MEUSNIER.

Jacques-Jean RAVION dit BOISJOLY died 8 October 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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