François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

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27 December 1730 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR Catherine DAVID

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Born: 27 December 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Catherine DAVID

Maternal grandparents: Jacques DAVID , Catherine LUSSIER

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François-Amable married Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN 4 February 1754 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 4 April 1738 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Louise died 7 February 1779 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER.

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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Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN
Marriage date: 4 February 1754
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Children of François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

Born: 2 January 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 11 December 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE 8 May 1780 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

Born: 17 February 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 May 1829, Chambly, Lower Canada

Marie MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Marie PROTEAU 28 September 1790 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1730
27 December 1730
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1754 Marriage / Partner
François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN 4 February 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR was born 2 January 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François-Amable was 29 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR was born 17 February 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Amable was 32 years old.

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