André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR

(b. 11 January 1773 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 June 1846 , Verchères, Canada East )

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André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 11 January 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of Joseph BROUSSEAU and Josephte BURELLE (BUREL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS (maternal) Michel BURELLE (BUREL) and Marie-Josephte NORMANDIN

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

André married Francoise RIVARD 13 October 1800 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise RIVARD was born 18 May 1780 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Francoise died 4 June 1859 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Francoise was the child of Joseph RIVARD and Marguerite HEBERT dite LAMBERT.

André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR died 10 June 1846 in Verchères, Canada East .
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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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Family and Children of André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR

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André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR married

Francoise RIVARD-- Date: 13 October 1800 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Francoise RIVARD was the child of Joseph RIVARD and Marguerite HEBERT dite LAMBERT

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Children of André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Francoise RIVARD:

André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR (b.abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Judith GEOFFRION 3 February 1829 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1773 Birth
11 January 1773
Verchères, 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)

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

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

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Francoise RIVARD 13 October 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
André BROUSSEAU dit LAFLEUR married 3 February 1829, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Judith GEOFFRION

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)