Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

(b. 11 August 1704 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1746 , Sorel, Canada, New France )

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Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST was born 11 August 1704 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Françoise HAREL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS 30 June 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS was born 17 April 1701 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Catherine died 17 April 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne-Catherine was the child of Clément DUBOIS and Catherine LABRECQUE.

Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST died 7 December 1746 in Sorel, 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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Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST married

Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS-- Date: 30 June 1727 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS was the child of Clément DUBOIS and Catherine LABRECQUE

Children of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS:

Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST (b.21 May 1729, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE 25 January 1745 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1704 Birth
11 August 1704
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS 30 June 1727, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 22 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST was born 21 May 1729, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST married 25 January 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE