Joseph
BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR
(b.
7 January 1707
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
4 May 1750
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
)
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Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 7 January 1707 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Anne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Françoise BAISELAT (BIZELAN)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephe LAUZON 22 January 1731 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe LAUZON was born 8 December 1710 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Josephe died 13 July 1771 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Josephe was the child of Michel LAUZON and Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN.
Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR died 4 May 1750 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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