Jean
LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST
(b.
abt. 1723
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
14 April 1806
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
)
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Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST was the child of Thomas LAFOREST and Rosalie DUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN (maternal) Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Catherine RIVETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON 15 February 1762 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON was born 8 August 1740 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Euphrosine died 15 July 1816 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite-Euphrosine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIE.
Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST died 14 April 1806 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST
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Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON-- Date: 15 February 1762 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIE
Children of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON:
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE (b.30 March 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1836, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Ignace RACINE 11 January 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jean LABRANCHE (b.13 November 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 July 1839, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte RACINE 14 January 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Geneviève LABRANCHE (b.21 August 1777, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1819, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre LEFEBVRE 30 September 1799 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON-- Date: 15 February 1762 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, CanadaMarguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIE
Children of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON:
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE (b.30 March 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1836, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada)m. Ignace RACINE 11 January 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jean LABRANCHE (b.13 November 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 July 1839, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)m. Josephte RACINE 14 January 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Geneviève LABRANCHE (b.21 August 1777, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1819, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )m. Alexandre LEFEBVRE 30 September 1799 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
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1762 Marriage / PartnerJean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON 15 February 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
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.
1763 Birth of ChildMarguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 30 March 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1764 Birth of ChildJean LABRANCHE was born 13 November 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
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.1777 Birth of ChildGeneviève LABRANCHE was born 21 August 1777, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage of ChildMarguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married 11 January 1785, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Ignace RACINE
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1799 Marriage of ChildGeneviève LABRANCHE married 30 September 1799, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Alexandre LEFEBVRE
1800 Marriage of ChildJean LABRANCHE married 14 January 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Josephte RACINE
1806 Death 14 April 1806
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
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