Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Born

September 1740 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

1 July 1800 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Joseph QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Born: September 1740 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Mother: Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Paternal grandparents: François QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME , Marie-Madeleine CHAMBERLAND

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE , Rose LEPAGE

Michel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Michel married Claire BLANCHET 7 February 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Claire BLANCHET was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Claire was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU.

Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME died 1 July 1800 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower 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.

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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.

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Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME married

Claire BLANCHET
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Children of Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Claire BLANCHET

Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Born: 20 October 1765, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 March 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise JOUBERT 28 October 1793 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 May 1850, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET 6 August 1798 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Born: 2 January 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Born: 10 October 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Osithe PHANEUF 19 September 1803 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
September 1740
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Claire BLANCHET 7 February 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was born 20 October 1765, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Michel was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was born 2 January 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Michel was 34 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 Child
Jacques QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was born 10 October 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Michel was 36 years old.

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 Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME married 28 October 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Françoise JOUBERT

1798 Marriage of Child
Antoine QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME married 6 August 1798, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET