Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE

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abt. 1776 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis-Antoine RICHER dit LAFLECHE Marie-Elisabeth MAHEU

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Born: abt. 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Antoine RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth MAHEU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE , Marie-Charlotte HAMEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MAHEU , Josephte-Antoinette GUEVREMONT

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Joseph married Louise MONTIGNY dite MINET 1 October 1804 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise MONTIGNY dite MINET was born abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise was the child of Antoine MONTIGNY dit MINET and Barbe AUDET.

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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Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE married

Louise MONTIGNY dite MINET
Marriage date: 1 October 1804
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louise MONTIGNY dite MINET was the child of Antoine MONTIGNY dit MINET and Barbe AUDET

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Edouard RICHER

Born: abt. 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LECLERC 28 November 1854 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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