Marie-Thérèse
RICHER dite LAFLECHE
(b.
5 May 1676
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
10 November 1746
,
Grondines, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE was born 5 May 1676 in Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE was the child of Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) and Françoise MERYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Thérèse married Jacques GRIGNON 12 February 1692 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jacques GRIGNON was born 11 January 1666 in France. Jacques died abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE died 10 November 1746 in Grondines, Canada, New France .
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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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