Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

(b. 12 January 1768 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1802 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was born 12 January 1768 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was the child of Michel BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite PARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN (maternal) François PARÉ and Marguerite POULIN

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Therese married Michel-Archange BOURGOIN 24 January 1786 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel-Archange BOURGOIN was born 15 September 1755 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Michel-Archange died 7 February 1816 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Michel-Archange was the child of Alexis BOURGOIN and Charlotte CHALIFOUR.

Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR died 2 February 1802 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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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Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR married

Michel-Archange BOURGOIN-- Date: 24 January 1786 Place: Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel-Archange BOURGOIN was the child of Alexis BOURGOIN and Charlotte CHALIFOUR

Children of Michel-Archange BOURGOIN and Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR:

Jean-Baptiste BOURGOIN (b.27 February 1795, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada d. , )

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1768 Birth
12 January 1768
Lachenaie, Province of 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Therese BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR and Michel-Archange BOURGOIN 24 January 1786, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURGOIN was born 27 February 1795, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Therese was 27 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)