When Josephte Dufresne was born on 10 November 1807, in Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, her father, Basile Benjamin Dufresne, was 42 and her mother, Marie-Joseph Benoite Palardy, was 41. She married Pierre Choiniere-Sabourin on 4 February 1823, in Chambly, Chambly, Lower Canada, British North America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 11 February 1845, in La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 37, and was buried in La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.
Do you know Josephte? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+5 More Children
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Normand, Andre, Edouard, Gabrielle, Gaston, Jacques, Lucien, Olivier, Pierre, Ulysse, Aime.
French: topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree, from Old French fresne ‘ash’ (from Latin fraxinus), or a habitational name for someone from Le Fresne, the name of several places in the northern part of France, named with this word. It is formed with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’. Compare Ash , Ashe , Defrain , Dufrane , and Dufrene .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.