Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR

(b. abt. 1733 , France d. 26 February 1817 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR was born abt. 1733 in France

Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR was the child of ? and ?

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

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine died 12 April 1820 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). 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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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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