Marie-Josephte
BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR
(b.
2 May 1734
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
5 February 1820
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 2 May 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE) (maternal) Andre LANGLOIS and Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Michel DESMARAIS 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Michel DESMARAIS was born 29 May 1738 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Michel died 9 March 1810 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Michel was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR died 5 February 1820 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR
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Michel DESMARAIS-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Michel DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
Children of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR:
Josephte DESMARAIS (b.23 October 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 21 November 1778 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.30 January 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 6 April 1831, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS 19 February 1781 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Archange DESMARAIS (b.9 March 1762, Verchères, Canada d. 26 April 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada )
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS (b.11 March 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Archange CHICOINE 17 April 1798 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Louis DESMARAIS (b.24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Louise PHANEUF 6 April 1807 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1842 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Charlotte HANDFIELD 4 November 1799 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS (b.10 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS (b.15 February 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1853, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe LEDUC 7 February 1803 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Francoise DESMARAIS (b.19 April 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph HANDFIELD 10 November 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Michel DESMARAIS-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France Michel DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
Children of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR:
Josephte DESMARAIS (b.23 October 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )m. Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 21 November 1778 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.30 January 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 6 April 1831, Verchères, Lower Canada )m. Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS 19 February 1781 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Archange DESMARAIS (b.9 March 1762, Verchères, Canada d. 26 April 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada ) Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS (b.11 March 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada )m. Archange CHICOINE 17 April 1798 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Louis DESMARAIS (b.24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )m. Louise PHANEUF 6 April 1807 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1842 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)m. Charlotte HANDFIELD 4 November 1799 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS (b.10 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada ) Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS (b.15 February 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1853, Verchères, Canada East )m. Marie-Josephe LEDUC 7 February 1803 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Francoise DESMARAIS (b.19 April 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Joseph HANDFIELD 10 November 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1734 Birth 2 May 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France
1758 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and Michel DESMARAIS 30 January 1758 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 23 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildJosephte DESMARAIS was born 23 October 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS was born 30 January 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildMarie-Archange DESMARAIS was born 9 March 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.1764 Birth of ChildMichel-Gregoire DESMARAIS was born 11 March 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.
1765 Birth of ChildLouis DESMARAIS was born 24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.
1767 Birth of ChildFrancois-Corneille DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildCharles-Cyrille DESMARAIS was born 10 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildJoseph-Valentin DESMARAIS was born 15 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.
1773 Death of ChildCharles-Cyrille DESMARAIS died 20 August 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 39 years old.
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.1776 Birth of ChildFrancoise DESMARAIS was born 19 April 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 41 years old.
1778 Marriage of ChildJosephte DESMARAIS married 21 November 1778 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE
1781 Marriage of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS married 19 February 1781 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS
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 Canada1798 Marriage of ChildMichel-Gregoire DESMARAIS married 17 April 1798, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Archange CHICOINE
1799 Marriage of ChildFrancois-Corneille DESMARAIS married 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte HANDFIELD
1803 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Valentin DESMARAIS married 7 February 1803, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephe LEDUC
1806 Marriage of ChildFrancoise DESMARAIS married 10 November 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph HANDFIELD
1807 Marriage of ChildLouis DESMARAIS married 6 April 1807 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louise PHANEUF
1810 Death of Spouse/PartnerMichel DESMARAIS died 9 March 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1813 Death of ChildMarie-Archange DESMARAIS died 26 April 1813, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Josephte was 79 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 Death 5 February 1820
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.
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