Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

(b. 8 October 1727 , St-Leonard, Canada d. 22 February 1762 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada* )

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Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was born 8 October 1727 in St-Leonard, Canada

Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was the child of Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL and Marguerite VIARD dite BOURBIER

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

Jeanne married Gabriel BLAIS 19 January 1750 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel BLAIS was born 2 June 1720 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU.

Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR died 22 February 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada* .
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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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