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Re: Francois or Joseph
Posted by: Fabian Chiasson (ID *****1666)	Date: November 29, 2009 at 06:37:47
In Reply to: Francois or Joseph by Jacqueline Auclair	of 703

The answer to your question--both names are right. Historically, in the Acadian culture, in some parishes, and in some families, Joseph was the baptisimal name for all boys, and Mary was the name for all girls! I don't know how long this practise was observed, but it was still done in the 1930's. My Dad was born in 1890, and his baptisimal name was Joseph--though he never used it. You might get confirmation of this practise by contacting Dennis Boudreau on this forum.

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Re: Francois or Joseph Jacqueline Auclair 11/29/09
- Re: Francois or Joseph Dennis M. Boudreau 12/06/09
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    - Re: Francois or Joseph Dennis M. Boudreau 12/07/09
      - Re: Francois or Joseph Fabian Chiasson 12/07/09
        
        Re: Francois or Joseph Dennis M. Boudreau 12/07/09
  - Re: Francois or Joseph Jacqueline Auclair 12/06/09
- Re: Francois or Joseph Fabian Chiasson 11/30/09
  - Re: Francois or Joseph Jacqueline Auclair 12/18/09
    - Re: Francois or Joseph Fabian Chiasson 12/18/09

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