François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR

(b. 2 July 1741 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 31 October 1789 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR was born 2 July 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France

François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR was the child of Joseph BÉÏQUE and Marie-Catherine MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN (maternal) Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT

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François married Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) 31 March 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 15 October 1740 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Louise died 7 September 1822 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of François-Claude GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT).

François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR died 31 October 1789 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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