Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR

Born

3 May 1755 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

23 December 1797 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

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Born: 3 May 1755 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Pierre DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR , Jeanne CHEVAUDIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LÉTOURNEAU , Catherine MENARD

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Michel married Louise DAVIAU 8 January 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise DAVIAU was born 18 October 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louise was the child of Julien DAVIAU and Geneviève LEDOUX.

Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR died 23 December 1797 in Varennes, 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.

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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Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR married

Louise DAVIAU
Marriage date: 8 January 1776
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise DAVIAU was the child of Julien DAVIAU and Geneviève LEDOUX

Children of Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR and Louise DAVIAU

Michel DELAGE

Born: 1 January 1777, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise CASAVANT 8 October 1804 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1755
3 May 1755
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR and Louise DAVIAU 8 January 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Michel DELAGE was born 1 January 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 21 years old.