Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR

Born

abt. 1733 , France

Died

26 February 1817 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1733 in France

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Etienne married Catherine BARABE 12 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BARABE was born 28 September 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Catherine died 12 April 1820 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Marie-Angélique VIAU.

Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR died 26 February 1817 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .

son of Jean-Baptiste Gordien and Marie Lachaise

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Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR married

Catherine BARABE
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada
Catherine BARABE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Marie-Angélique VIAU

Children of Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR and Catherine BARABE

Angelique GORDIEN

Born: 25 May 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 7 January 1788 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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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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