Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT

(b. 5 September 1674 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1732 , Longueuil, Canada, New France )

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Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT was born 5 September 1674 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT was the child of Prudent BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marie-Charlotte ETIENNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Philippe ETIENNE dit DURIVAGE and Marie VIEN (VIENS)

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Jean married Marie-Françoise VIGER 4 July 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise VIGER was born 13 May 1677 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Françoise died 13 January 1767 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Françoise was the child of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE.

Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT died 13 June 1732 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
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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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Marie-Françoise VIGER-- Date: 4 July 1722 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise VIGER was the child of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE

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1674 Birth
5 September 1674
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marie-Françoise VIGER 4 July 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 47 years old.