Jean-Baptiste-François BOSSU dit LYONNAIS

(b. abt. 1677 , France d. 31 December 1747 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )

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Jean-Baptiste-François BOSSU dit LYONNAIS was born abt. 1677 in France

Jean-Baptiste-François BOSSU dit LYONNAIS was the child of ? and ?

Jean-Baptiste-François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1705.

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

Jean-Baptiste-François married Elisabeth-Ursule PROULX 25 May 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth-Ursule PROULX was born 28 April 1682 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Elisabeth-Ursule died 30 May 1762 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Elisabeth-Ursule was the child of Jean PROULX and Catherine PINEL.

Jean-Baptiste-François BOSSU dit LYONNAIS died 31 December 1747 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .

son of Claude Bossu and Jeanne Surret

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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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