Joseph
BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH
(b.
abt. 1834
,
Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
d.
abt. 1886
,
Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
)
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Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH was born abt. 1834 in Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine SURPRENANT 24 December 1854 in Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SURPRENANT was born 10 May 1837 in Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, Alberta, Canada. Madeleine died abt. 1918 Madeleine was the child of Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie Anne MACOMTEHQUAYE IGNACE.
Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH died abt. 1886 in Lesser Slave Lake, Big Lakes, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada.
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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)
Family and Children of Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH
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Madeleine SURPRENANT-- Date: 24 December 1854 Place: Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Madeleine SURPRENANT was the child of Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie Anne MACOMTEHQUAYE IGNACE
Children of Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH and Madeleine SURPRENANT:
Caroline Noosekeyah BRILLANT (b.9 July 1861, Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada d. , )
m. Augustin Mack CARUFEL (GALLIFER) (CARIFELLE) 1874
Madeleine SURPRENANT-- Date: 24 December 1854 Place: Edmonton, North West Territories (Alberta), CanadaMadeleine SURPRENANT was the child of Alexis SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie Anne MACOMTEHQUAYE IGNACE
Children of Joseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH and Madeleine SURPRENANT:
Caroline Noosekeyah BRILLANT (b.9 July 1861, Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada d. , )m. Augustin Mack CARUFEL (GALLIFER) (CARIFELLE) 1874
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1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Marriage / PartnerJoseph BRILLIANT BOURGAN dit NOOSEKEYAH and Madeleine SURPRENANT 24 December 1854, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Birth of ChildCaroline Noosekeyah BRILLANT was born 9 July 1861, Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
Added: 10/9/2025 5:25:24 PM
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