Michel BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR

(b. 18 July 1729 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

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Michel BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR was born 18 July 1729 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Michel BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR was the child of Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL and Marguerite VIARD dite BOURBIER

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

Michel married Marguerite PARE 3 May 1762 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite PARE was born 30 April 1742 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 27 September 1777 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of François PARÉ and Marguerite POULIN.

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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Marguerite PARE-- Date: 3 May 1762 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
Marguerite PARE was the child of François PARÉ and Marguerite POULIN

Children of Michel BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite PARE:

Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR (b.12 January 1768, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1802, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Michel-Archange BOURGOIN 24 January 1786 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR (b.1 December 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel MAGUET (MAILLE) 9 February 1795 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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1729 Birth
18 July 1729
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1762 Marriage / Partner
Michel BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite PARE 3 May 1762, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 32 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was born 12 January 1768, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Michel was 38 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was born 1 December 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Michel was 41 years old.

Added: 3/13/2020 8:34:43 AM - Updated: 5/15/2020 9:02:22 AM