Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR

(b. 3 May 1755 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1797 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR was born 3 May 1755 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR was the child of Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Pierre DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne CHEVAUDIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine MENARD

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

Michel married Louise DAVIAU 8 January 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise DAVIAU was born 18 October 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louise was the child of Julien DAVIAU and Geneviève LEDOUX.

Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR died 23 December 1797 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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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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