Marie-Josephte
BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR
(b.
23 May 1741
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
d.
14 November 1812
,
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 23 May 1741 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR was the child of Etienne BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Anne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE (maternal) Michel COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Josephe PINELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Pierre ETHIER 15 February 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre ETHIER was born 15 November 1735 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Pierre died 19 December 1787 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Pierre was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Catherine LAUZON.
Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR died 14 November 1812 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, 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)
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