Pierre-Joseph
RICHARD dit LAFLEUR
(b.
18 March 1721
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
15 March 1805
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR was born 18 March 1721 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Catherine LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Agnes TESSIER (maternal) Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMPSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Joseph married Marie-Madeleine TELLIER 12 September 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine TELLIER was born 21 May 1726 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine died 18 March 1790 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU.
Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR died 15 March 1805 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Joseph 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)
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