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 NORMANDINSpouse(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 .
Details of the family tree of André appear below.
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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