Pierre
BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR
(b.
26 August 1696
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
8 June 1762
,
Verchères, Canada
)
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Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 26 August 1696 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD and Jeanne DÉCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS 20 February 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS was born 5 September 1704 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephte was the child of Andre LANGLOIS and Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).
Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR died 8 June 1762 in Verchères, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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