Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

(b. 6 June 1721 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1802 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 6 June 1721 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN (maternal) Joseph RANCOURT and Marie PARENT

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

Antoine married Marguerite MARTEL 13 November 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite MARTEL was born 7 July 1725 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 12 August 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD.

Antoine married (2) Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS 26 January 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS was born 22 June 1742 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite-Euphrosine died 18 March 1816 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Euphrosine was the child of Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE.

Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE died 27 March 1802 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 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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Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married

Marguerite MARTEL-- Date: 13 November 1742 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marguerite MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD

Children of Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite MARTEL:

Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE (b.15 June 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1814, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques GAUDREAU 15 October 1771 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE (b.18 August 1754, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1835, Mascouche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL 7 November 1774 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married

Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS-- Date: 26 January 1767 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS was the child of Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE

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1721 Birth
6 June 1721
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite MARTEL 13 November 1742, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 15 June 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 18 August 1754, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 33 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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MARTEL died 12 August 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1767 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS 26 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 45 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married 15 October 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Jacques GAUDREAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married 7 November 1774, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL

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.