Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Born

12 July 1732 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

Parents & Family of Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 12 July 1732 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Father

Luc BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Madeleine HORSON dite PISCINE

Grandparents of Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents

François BROSSEAU Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE)

Maternal grandparents

Simon-Hector HORSON dit PISCINE Jeanne LARUE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married François Marie GERVAIS 20 January 1759 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François Marie GERVAIS was born 19 December 1722 in La Chevrotiere, Quebec, Canada. François Marie died 22 July 1791 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . François Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Jeanne TESSIER.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR married

François Marie GERVAIS
Marriage date: 20 January 1759
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
François Marie GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

Children of François Marie GERVAIS and Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Angelique GERVAIS

Born: 15 November 1770, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 May 1841, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Pierre L'HEUREUX 6 February 1797 Place: Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1732
12 July 1732
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and François Marie GERVAIS 20 January 1759, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Angelique GERVAIS was born 15 November 1770, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

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