Agnes
RICHARD dite LAFLEUR
(b.
23 August 1676
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
4 April 1757
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
)
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Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR was born 23 August 1676 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR was the child of Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Agnes TESSIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Agnes married Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS 1 December 1703 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was born abt. 1664 in France. Jean died 7 July 1735 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).
Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR died 4 April 1757 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Agnes 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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