Antoine HETU dit LAFLEUR

Born

26 December 1709 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

April 1781 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Georges HETU dit LAFLEUR Marie LOISEAU

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Born: 26 December 1709 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Georges HETU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Lucas LOISEAU , Françoise CURÉ

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Antoine married Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER 22 February 1740 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER was born 16 May 1724 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Antoinette was the child of Antoine FRAPPIER and Angélique DUHAMEL.

Antoine HETU dit LAFLEUR died April 1781 in Lavaltrie, 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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Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER
Marriage date: 22 February 1740
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER was the child of Antoine FRAPPIER and Angélique DUHAMEL

Children of Antoine HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER

Marie-Anne HETU

Born: 25 April 1744, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Arnaud-Guillaume PAULET 31 July 1786 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe HETU

Born: 10 March 1747, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1802, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS) 7 February 1763 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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Birth — 1709
26 December 1709
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Antoine HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER 22 February 1740, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HETU was born 25 April 1744, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe HETU was born 10 March 1747, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe HETU married 7 February 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS)

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.