Etienne
BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR
(b.
21 April 1713
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
17 October 1786
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Etienne BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 21 April 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Etienne 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):
Etienne married Marie-Josephte COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE 9 June 1740 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 18 March 1721 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Josephte was the child of Michel COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Josephe PINEL.
Etienne BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR died 17 October 1786 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Etienne 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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