Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Born

18 August 1754 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

11 November 1835 , Mascouche, Lower Canada

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Born: 18 August 1754 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Father

Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Mother

Marguerite MARTEL

Grandparents of Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MARTEL Anne SIMARD

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

Joseph married Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL 7 November 1774 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL was born 15 April 1756 in Mascouche, Canada, New France . Marie-Rose died 5 March 1840 in Mascouche, Lower Canada . Marie-Rose was the child of Joseph BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Marie-Suzanne ÉTHIER.

Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE died 11 November 1835 in Mascouche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married

Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL
Marriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL was the child of Joseph BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Marie-Suzanne ÉTHIER

Children of Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL

Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BEAUDOIN 26 July 1819 Place: Mascouche, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1754
18 August 1754
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marie-Rose BERLOIN dite NANTEL 7 November 1774, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

He was 20 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.