JOSEPH GRANDBOIS

Brief Life History of JOSEPH

When JOSEPH GRANDBOIS was born on 27 November 1856, in Dunseith, Rolette, North Dakota, United States, his father, Michel Granbois, was 39 and his mother, Emilie Houle, was 25.

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Family Time Line

Michel Granbois
1817–1870
Emilie Houle
1832–1879
ISIDORE GRANDBOIS
1849–1937
Adelaide Grandbois
1850–1929
Michel Grandbois
1855–
JOSEPH GRANDBOIS
1856–
William Grandbois
1859–1930
Paul Grandbois
1861–1933
Patrice Grandbois
1863–1927
ALEXANDRE GRANDBOIS
1866–

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1882

    Historical Boundaries: 1882: Rolette, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Rolette, North Dakota, United States

    1889

    North Dakota is the 39th state.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Marcell, Yvon, Amedee, Laurent, Lucien.

    French: topographic name from grand ‘large, big’ + bois ‘wood, copse’, or a habitational name from any of several places in France called Grandbois or (Le) Grand Bois ‘(the) big wood’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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