Charles RICHER dit LAFLECHE

(b. 10 January 1729 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1811 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Charles RICHER dit LAFLECHE was born 10 January 1729 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Charles RICHER dit LAFLECHE was the child of Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART) (maternal) Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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Charles married Genevieve MAHEU 28 September 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . Genevieve MAHEU was born 22 July 1741 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Genevieve died 31 March 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Josephte-Antoinette GUEVREMONT.

Charles RICHER dit LAFLECHE died 28 November 1811 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Genevieve Maheu
28 September 1761
St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

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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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Genevieve MAHEU-- Date: 28 September 1761 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Genevieve MAHEU was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Josephte-Antoinette GUEVREMONT

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1729 Birth
10 January 1729
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Genevieve MAHEU 28 September 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.