Pierre
RICHER dit LAFLECHE
(b.
26 March 1767
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
27 May 1812
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE was born 26 March 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE was the child of Louis-Antoine RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Elisabeth MAHEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL (maternal) Pierre MAHEU and Josephte-Antoinette GUEVREMONTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Madeleine BOUSQUET 6 February 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine BOUSQUET was born 27 November 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 12 November 1801 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Madeleine CHOQUET.
Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE died 27 May 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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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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